Railroad

Near-term deployment of long-term technologies such as automation isn’t as far away as one might think.

The sustained year-over-year gains propel the Georgia Ports Authority to expedite more than $538 million in funding for projects aimed at increasing capacity at the Port of Savannah.

The National Grain and Feed Association is asking the Surface Transportation Board to compel three Class I railroads to provide weekly and annual service updates.

The new container cranes will enable the terminal to accommodate multiple ultra-large container vessels simultaneously.

Data can help identify causes of inefficiency and inform better decision-making.

Four Class I railroads have donated funds to support humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine and surrounding areas. Also, U.S. and European rail sector officials form a task force to support Ukrainian freight and passenger rail.

Key speakers announced for The Future of Supply Chain.

Short line operator G&W and Class I railroad BNSF announce their industrial development results for 2021.

BLET and SMART-TD have decided to pursue binding arbitration in front of a third-party board instead of an appeal.

With Wabtec’s help, NS will retrofit locomotives so that they can last 20 more years.

The railcar manufacturer sees elevated scrapping levels and higher leasing rates.

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for federal, state and local governments to develop inland ports to improve network flows, say stakeholders.

Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters union agreed to settle a labor dispute through binding arbitration, averting a supply chain crisis.

The shutdown of Canadian Pacific’s rail network is putting additional strain on the supply chain as shipments grind to a halt with backups looming at ports.

Supply chains are at risk after Canadian Pacific shut down its rail service amid a contract battle with the Teamsters.

American Made Chassis, an alliance of LB Steel and Integrated Industries, will build the chassis at an Illinois facility.

The board held a two-day hearing on reciprocal switching to help it determine how it should move forward.

The railway has issued a 72-hour notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference that it would lock out its members from working starting Sunday should labor agreement negotiations fail.

J.B. Hunt announced plans to expand its intermodal container count to 150,000 units in efforts “to substantially improve capacity” as part of a joint initiative with BNSF Railway.

CP and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference are still in talks over a new labor agreement. The union had said earlier this month that a strike could occur as early as Wednesday.