Freight rail Archives

Brandon Cafferky Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Daily Infographic: Modern freight railroads run on technology

Modern freight railroads

Brandon Cafferky Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Daily Infographic: Comparing Amtrak and Freight Railroads

Comparing Amtrak and Freight Railroads

Brandon Cafferky Monday, January 10, 2022

Daily Infographic: How far can a single gallon take a ton of freight by rail?

U.S. freight railroads, on average, move 1 ton of freight more than 480 miles per gallon of fuel.

Brandon Cafferky Monday, December 13, 2021

Daily Infographic: Freight Railroads Keep America Moving

Freight Railroads Keep American Moving

Scott Mall Thursday, July 29, 2021

FreightWaves Classics: Fallen Flags – Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (Part 2)

Read Part 2 of the FreightWaves Classics profile of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad.

A composite image featuring two photographs. Both are of a train crossing a rusted bridge.

Joanna Marsh Wednesday, March 31, 2021

CSX, Amtrak and Virginia formalize public-private partnership

The $3.7 billion partnership calls for the construction of a $1.9 billion passenger rail bridge that would relieve traffic from the Long Bridge.

A photograph of a hopper car parked in a rail yard.

Joanna Marsh Monday, December 21, 2020

Big data’s benefits to freight rail and the overall supply chain

Using artificial intelligence to cull insights from freight transportation’s massive amounts of data can not only encourage safe environments, It also has the potential to improve productivity and efficiency, as well as provide supply chain visibility that benefits all stakeholders, says a tech executive.