Freight projects get underway in Chicago and Laredo, Texas; CN beats its grain record; Patriot Rail appoints a new COO; and Canadian Pacific disputes a court ruling on an Alberta land sale.
Senators and two U.S. House representatives from Illinois object to the railway merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern as currently proposed, saying the Surface Transportation Board should respond to their constituents’ concerns.
FreightWaves Classics profiles the Illinois & Michigan Canal, which connected the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico.
Capacity tightness was fueled by a massive demand spike along the I-55 corridor.
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Canadian Pacific is launching an international intermodal service between Mexico and Chicago, while state DOTs and Amtrak say a $31 million federal grant will add to existing passenger rail service and improve freight efficiency.
Eight Chicago-area communities say a merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern would result in more freight traffic and an increased likelihood of blocked crossings stemming from longer trains.
The market set records across the board in 2021, with all-time vacancy lows expected to be set by the end of the first quarter, Colliers says.
The pilot program in Chicago and Kansas City aims to encourage trucks to come — and go — with a shipping container.
AxleHire has expanded its final-mile delivery services for DTC shipper X Delivery with a Chicago service.
