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Union Pacific opens cross-border coal export route via Mexico???s Port of Guaymas
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (393+ words) Union Pacific opens cross-border coal export route via Mexico’s Port of Guaymas Shipments from the Powder River Basin interchanged with Ferromex via Nogales, Ariz. A Union Pacific coal train grinds its way up Logan Hill in the Powder River Basin…...
Matson, BNSF announce measures to fight container theft
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (223+ words) Freight Intermodal Matson, BNSF announce measures to fight container theft New locks, container placement to provide additional security on BNSF trains from Los Angeles HONOLULU — Ocean shipping firm Matson, BNSF Railway, and heavy-duty lock maker War-Lok will partner to enhance…...
CSX security, operational efforts led to dramatic reduction in Memphis cargo thefts
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (352+ words) Freight CSX security, operational efforts led to dramatic reduction in Memphis cargo thefts Task force leads to 80% drop in thefts MEMPHIS, Tenn. — CSX has reduced cargo theft in the Memphis area by more than 80% from a year ago through a…...
Nevada Northern No. 81 fired … again
7+ mon, 6+ day ago (341+ words) Railroads & Locomotives Heritage Rail Railroad Museums Nevada Northern No. 81 fired … again Locomotive successfully fired after it was sidelined for more than two years ELY, Nev. — On the night of Feb. 3, the Nevada Northern Railway Museum successfully fired No. 81, a 1917 Baldwin…...
CSX to transfer 21 jobs from Waterville, Maine, shop
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (238+ words) We’ve refreshed our site! Check out our new look. Mechanical CSX to transfer 21 jobs from Waterville, Maine, shop Positions at former Pan Am Railways facility to be transferred to Selkirk, N.Y., and Cumberland, Md. WATERVILLE, Maine — CSX is moving 21 mechanical…...
OmniTRAX names Dreier as chief commercial officer
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (281+ words) We’ve refreshed our site! Check out our new look. Freight Short Lines & Regionals OmniTRAX names Dreier as chief commercial officer Executive joined company from BNSF in 2025 DENVER — Rail and supply chain infrastructure company OmniTRAX has named Ryan Dreier as its…...
MARS presentation sees autonomous railcars as tool in pursuit of truck-to-rail conversion
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (493+ words) We’ve refreshed our site! Check out our new look. Freight MARS presentation sees autonomous railcars as tool in pursuit of truck-to-rail conversion SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — If there’s a white whale that railroads have long hunted, it’s the goal of converting truck…...
CSX lays off 166 managerial workers, furloughs conductors
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (398+ words) We’ve refreshed our site! Check out our new look. Freight Class I CSX lays off 166 managerial workers, furloughs conductors Moves are latest efforts to cut costs JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX has laid off 166 management employees, about 5% of the non-union workforce, in…...
CRRC plant in Massachusetts to lay off workers because of customs seizures
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (180+ words) We’ve refreshed our site! Check out our new look. Mechanical Passenger Cars CRRC plant in Massachusetts to lay off workers because of customs seizures Two-month furlough planned for 161 workers as car shells, other parts remain held at Port of Philadelphia…...
When railroad merger plans collide with reality: Analysis
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (849+ words) We’ve refreshed our site! Check out our new look. Freight Class I When railroad merger plans collide with reality: Analysis Railroads promise the moon to sell their mergers, but Conrail split and UP-SP provide cautionary tales Railroads proposing mergers inevitably…...