Railroad

It is too early to call the intermodal recovery a long-term win for the railroads.

Individuals who allegedly crossed border illegally were reportedly found climbing moving train and locked in grain hopper.

U.S. rail volumes were down by only 1.3% compared with the same period in 2019. Intermodal traffic provided the boost.

The railroad will convert to flat switching at the Pennsylvania yard.

The grants help localities, short lines and passenger railroads improve the safety and efficiency of their rail networks.

The new standard developed by the Railway Supply Institute builds upon existing federal and trade standards.

The U.S. railroads with operations that cross the U.S.-Mexico border are bolstering their networks to manage an anticipated increase in volumes.

Bias-ply tires persist within the nation’s container chassis fleet, but equipment providers vow that their days are numbered with the ongoing switch to radial tires.

Cass data for the month of August shows significant acceleration in demand and rates but the comparisons to 2019 still lag other data sources.

But despite the increase between July and August, employment totals of the U.S. Class I rail operations are still down year-over-year.

2020 could end up for the railroads as the worst overall freight volume loss year-over-year in the past 15 years.

The provision of sizable infrastructure is an example of the government’s positive role in the market for transportation.

FreightWaves chatted with Norfolk Southern’s Chief Sustainability Officer Josh Raglin to learn how the company’s sustainability efforts complement operations.

Newly released case study says gateway’s work could become model for other Canadian ports

U.S. rail volumes, including intermodal traffic, fell in a week that was shortened by Labor Day.

Online sales depend heavily on a robust industrial real estate infrastructure.

FreightWaves CEO and Director of Freight

The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $1 billion in BUILD grants. A handful of those grants went to projects improving freight rail traffic flows.

The deal comes amid wider efforts from both companies to expand their reach and increase supply chain efficiency.

A bountiful harvest, anticipated surge in export volumes as well as wild card factors could test U.S. rail network capacity post-PSR.