Railroad

A decline in intermodal shipments led U.S. railfreight volumes lower in the latest week data. 

TRAC Intermodal has reached an agreement with Florida East Coast Railway to stage domestic chassis directly on FEC terminals.

Florida East Coast Railway helped owner Grupo Mexico’s transportation division increase third-quarter operating income on higher revenue despite flat freight volumes.

BNSF Railway revenue and profits saw sequential gains for the third quarter and nine months.

U.S. rail traffic remained below 2024 levels for the third consecutive week and the sixth time in eight weeks, with both carload and intermodal traffic experiencing declines.

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have asked the Surface Transportation Board to expedite the review of their proposed transcontinental merger.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City profits increased in the third quarter on higher freight volume and revenue despite economic uncertainty and trade tensions.

Year-over-year rail volume growth is fading.

A heavy-duty truck hauling rocks collided with an Amtrak passenger train carrying 129 people near San Antonio on Tuesday.

New CSX chief Steve Angel has named new leadership of the railroad’s finance and commercial units.

The State of Freight for October found some reasons to be bullish.

GE Appliances has signed on to the new Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern domestic intermodal route serving key markets via west and southwest ports.

Union Pacific has made a donation to help fund President Trump’s White House ballroom, ostensibly to help win regulatory approval of its $85 billion merger with Norfolk Southern.

The Surface Transportation Board has added another executive to its industry advisory council.

Rail carloads were evenly split among winners and losers as intermodal traffic led rail freight lower in the latest week.

Norfolk Southern’s Q3 revenue fell despite efficiency, service and safety gains, as well as increased competition from BNSF and CSX.

Norfolk Southern Corp. said third quarter income fell on revenue that was slightly higher than the 2024 period. 

Union Pacific’s Q3 profits rose on improved pricing, record workforce productivity and fuel consumption.

Union Pacific third quarter profit beat estimates despite costs related to its proposed merger with Norfolk Southern.

Wabtec reported stronger third quarter earnings with revenue and profit growth across freight and transit segments.