Railroad

A key on-dock rail hub at the busiest U.S. port has effectively doubled the terminal’s capacity.

Truck transportation jobs reported by BLS are now less than they were at the end of 2017.

Norfolk Southern customer Mercedes-Benz is investing $4 billion in its Tuscaloosa County, Alabama plant by 2030.

Norfolk Southern and Jaguar Transport Holdings are partnering on a multi-pronged deal to grow rail-served and transload customers in metro Atlanta. 

Freight on U.S. railroads was flat in the latest week data, as intermodal barely edged ahead of commodities shipments.

The U.S. freight car industry joined America’s 250th anniversary celebration, rolling out boxcars specially decorated to mark the semiquincentennial.

A Union Pacific executive disputed claims by Canadian National that it intentionally understated traffic it would take from rival railroads in its merger application with Norfolk Southern.

Autonomous railcar builder Intramotev announced that it has signed a commercial agreement with another major shortline railroad operator.

Freight on U.S. railroads stayed narrowly ahead of year-ago levels as chemicals and grain led carload improvement in the latest week.

In Maine, a rail services company is making plans to restart freight services on dormant lines.

Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena said his railroad will have capacity to manage growth from the proposed merger with Norfolk Southern, since UP has slashed the number of trains it operates on its system by 24% since 2019.

Danielle Spinelli’s CHP ride-along exposed massive organized rail cargo theft in the Mojave Desert. Broken seals and empty boxes litter the tracks as theft rings use slow trains, shoelace markers and on-site pallet breaking to steal millions.

Union Pacific unveiled specially-painted locomotives honoring the United States semiquincentennial and President Trump as it marks the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City is leveraging strategic initiatives to spur growth despite economic headwinds and trade uncertainty.

The Surface Transportation Board is asking Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern for more detailed information related to their transcontinental rail merger.

Intramotev, the technology company building autonomous railcars, said that former Chief Executive Ray Betler of locomotive manufacturer Wabtec has joined its board as an independent director. Betler worked as an engineer at Westinghouse, where he became the youngest head of engineering and later president and CEO in the company’s 120-year history. He joined Wabtec (NYSE: […]

Commodity and intermodal rail traffic on U.S. carriers turned in minimal gains in the latest week’s data.

Data on rail volumes, inflation, and manufacturing suggest easing inflation without a significant slowdown in economic growth. 

Federal regulators denied requests from Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific to investigate service issues on a key rail route between the West Coast and Southeast.

Norfolk Southern and Progress Rail to upgrade 96 DC-traction locomotives to AC, part of a fleet transformation strengthening operations and supporting sustainable shipping.