The world needs American energy and fuel — badly. And the barges carrying those goods can’t get through fast enough.
The Surface Transportation Board wants to know how the seven Class I railroads expect to meet demand for rail service during the harvest season running from September into the new year.
Managing the Harvest Season
Cargo vessels allegedly are meeting at sea to transport stolen Ukrainian grain to Turkey and Syria.
Union Pacific is constructing a grain transload facility at its intermodal terminal near Chicago, while two U.S. senators introduce bipartisan legislation to form a grant program that aims to reduce highway-rail grade crossings.
Other factors beyond the coronavirus pandemic are weighing on U.S. rail volumes for grain.
Transporting grain is a major source of revenue for the railroads. How will the coronavirus impact the grain market and the railroads?
Enhancements to the Bulkloads app are designed to improve the communication and speed of finding loads and negotiating rates for bulk carriers.
The U.S. imports corn from Brazil ahead of the harvest season.
A renewed focus on building western gran network capacity helped Canadian Pacific reach all-time records for grain hauls in the 2018-2019 crop year.
