Freight rail groups and others congratulate the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, on his nomination to lead DOT; also, U.S. weekly rail volumes rise nearly 5% year-over-year
The new rule takes into account recent technological advancements and harmonizes U.S. regulations with Canada’s.
U.S. weekly carloads last week were only 1.4% lower than year-ago levels, while intermodal traffic is still experiencing double-digit percentage increases.
November was a bright spot for U.S. and Canadian grain carloads.
The Association of American Railroads recently laid out some issues that Amtrak, host railroads and the federal government must grapple with as they implement on-time performance metrics and standards for Amtrak.
Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department for the AFL-CIO, died Sunday after sustaining injuries in a biking incident.
U.S. carload traffic on a weekly basis was 3.1% lower last week on a year-over-year basis and 1.7% higher sequentially.
Weekly intermodal traffic is still higher year-over-year although on a sequential basis, volumes appear to be leveling off for trailers.
With intermodal volumes growing in the third quarter and October, how will the railroads handle intermodal traffic in the fourth quarter?
Rail stakeholders debate the legacy of precision scheduled railroading and the common carrier obligation.
Intermodal traffic props up rail volumes and gains for retail sales; CSX, Union Pacific announce new appointments.
U.S. intermodal traffic on a weekly basis rose 8.4% year-over-year. Carload volume still lags although the year-over-year gap is narrowing.
A rail shippers coalition continues efforts to ask the Surface Transportation Board to consider collecting first-mile and last-mile data.
U.S. intermodal volumes grew in September amid a continued increase in U.S. imports.
U.S. intermodal traffic continues its upward trend but carloads are still lower year-over-year.
U.S. rail volumes were down by only 1.3% compared with the same period in 2019. Intermodal traffic provided the boost.
U.S. rail volumes, including intermodal traffic, fell in a week that was shortened by Labor Day.
U.S. intermodal traffic continues upward trend; separately, Kansas City Southern reportedly rejects takeover bid.
Railroads and union disagree over Federal Railroad Administration final rule enabling use of continuous rail inspection technology.
Weekly U.S. intermodal traffic continues upward, but Hurricane Laura could threaten that trend.
