Railroad

The next step is achieving full interoperability with other railroads.

Proposal providing relief for shippers could be rolled out next year.

Accident in Saskatchewan causes 1.5 million-liter crude oil spill.

Stakeholders address the Surface Transportation Board, which is mulling over whether it should change the way it defines revenue adequacy.

Canadian National’s grain shipments gain momentum with eight-day strike in the rearview.

Economic uncertainty weighs on rail volumes.

Latest round of DERA grants allots up to $4 million per project.

How the board calculates cost of capital is outdated. How much of an overhaul is needed?

The railroad will consolidate business segments to three groups from four to better adapt to market conditions.

The approval comes amid some objection by Congressional Democrats and a wider proposed rulemaking on the same issue.

Site is close to Interstate 69 and Ohio River.

Railway Age reports Wabtec also will help ENR modernize its existing fleet.

Container industry veteran John McCown argues that the shift toward East Coast ports is inexorable.

The company sees the new facility as a way to expand and reach its manufacturing goals.

The state has enough funding to allow construction to proceed, but the details are still forthcoming.

E-commerce’s role in transforming supply chain logistics should be a factor that Congress considers during the next surface transportation bill authorization.

Taking out stuff that you don’t need is part of the strategy to increase Canadian crude-by-rail shipments

Jim Blaze writes about the decline in rail freight; is it a recent event, or has it been taking place over a longer period?

U.S. rail volumes are down, but don’t call it a freight recession, according to Association of American Railroads executive.

Several management teams from North America’s largest Class I railroads were on hand to discuss current demand, their networks and the future at the Credit Suisse 7th Annual Industrials Conference.