Railroad

The U.S. imports corn from Brazil ahead of the harvest season.

The proposed actions address major rail shipper complaints voiced to the Board earlier this year.

For decades, the European freight rail system has had no major upgrades with regard to axle load capacity, train length or car vertical height.

File this one under the category of “be careful what you wish for.” In a letter to the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA) filed as part of a long series of comments by many made to the federal agency, Phillips 66, a leading refiner, brings up the impact on IMO 2020 if a […]

The new executives contributed greatly to CSX as the railroad made operational changes, the company said.

Companies file a flurry of lawsuits against the big four U.S. Class I railroads, alleging their fuel surcharge programs violated antitrust laws.

Heading into earnings season, the railroads clearly have a revenue headwind as carloads declined again in the latest week.

The rulemakings address cost of capital calculations and rail performance data for chemicals and plastics traffic; shippers also press Board to act on fuel surcharges.

Groups say existing federal laws trump Illinois’ mandate on train crew size.

The railway grappled with not only the potential for cold temperatures but also macro uncertainty in crafting plan.

The upgrades come as company and state officials eye anticipated volume growth at the Port of Savannah.

Jim Blaze writes about the decisions that will go into determining 2020 capital expenditures by the freight railroads.

The company is following through on a pledge to acquire 1,000 branded intermodal containers by the end of 2020.

The federal agency on hazardous materials transport has received over 4,000 comments about the law.

Jennifer Hamann will succeed Rob Knight on January 1, 2020.

The outlook for intermodal freight transportation and what’s going on with driver cash flow and factoring issues will be two of the key topics of discussion on the September 28-29 edition of FreightWaves Radio. Rick LaGore, the CEO of Intek Freight and Logistics, will join us to talk about where his company sits in the […]

Year-to-date U.S. rail traffic down 3.8 percent from the same period in 2018.

The Canadian class I railroads outlined a number of growth opportunities at an investor conference. Intermodal capacity expansion at the ports and grain delays provided the big takeaways.

To meet future rail demand, stakeholders must confront communication dysfunction.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture agency looks forward to receiving import documentation through Customs and Border Protection’s International Trade Data System.