4+ hour, 6+ min ago  (161+ words) Specialty chemical manufacturer COIM USA has chosen the Tex Americas Center rail-served industrial park in New Boston, Texas, as the site for a $50 million manufacturing plant expansion. In 2024, COIM USA acquired a 20-acre site at the center featuring a 25, 000-square-foot,…...

22+ hour, 48+ min ago  (238+ words) Americold opens import-export hub at CPKC-served New Brunswick port Progressive Railroading Americold opens import-export hub at CPKC-served New Brunswick port Americold today began operations at its new import-export hub at Port Saint John in New Brunswick, Canada. The facility was…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (159+ words) 0. 6, 4. 4 & 5. 6 2 to 1 & 3 to 2 25, 26, 29, 30, 42, 46, 49 & 50 By a 49% to 26% margin, voters said regulations should be decreased when informed that proposed new mandates increase shipping costs, and those costs are ultimately passed on to consumers. By a 50% to 25% margin, voters favored decreasing regulations after learning…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (641+ words) Freight transportation reports, projects and other news from outside North America (4/9/2026)Progressive Railroading Freight transportation reports, projects and other news from outside North America (4/9/2026) Strait of Hormuz update: One ocean carrier's perspective "Recent developments in negotiations between the United States…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (177+ words) The unemployment rate in the U. S. transportation sector fell to 3. 4%versus 4. 6% in March 2025, according to the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). "Unemployment in the transportation sector was lower than overall unemployment," BLS officials said in a press release. The U. S. unemployment rate,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (260+ words) Editor's note: This story has been updated. The Coalition Against Bigger Trucks (CABT) today released the results of surveys taken in five congressional districts that show public sentiment is overwhelmingly opposed to allowing massive semi-trucks to travel on local roads…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (231+ words) The dollar value of commodities moved by rail across the U. S. borders with Mexico and Canada declined 9. 2% to $184. 5 billion in 2025 compared to 2024, according to the'Bureau of Transportation Statistics. In 2025, U. S. freight flows with Canada and Mexico transported by all transportation modes equaled…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (198+ words) Progressive Railroading BNSF breaks ground on North Texas logistics center BNSF Railway and Gunter, Texas, officials yesterday held a groundbreaking ceremony for the railroad's new Logistics Center North Dallas. Located in Gunter an hour north of Dallas and 30 minutes from…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (179+ words) Progressive Railroading NS-served Indiana site certified as development ready An 80-acre Norfolk Southern Railway-served industrial site in Muncie, Indiana, has earned the Site Selectors Guild's (SSG) Gold Ready for Economic Development (REDI) certification, which means the location's infrastructure is ready…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (240+ words) U. S. freight-rail carloads and intermodal traffic increased year over year in February, according to the'Association of American Railroads' March "Rail Industry Overview" report. The growth, combined with other economic indicators, points to a more stabilized economic backdrop for railroads in the…...