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Canadian National saw fourth-quarter revenue and profits climb on improved efficiency and higher freight volumes.

A competing rail alliance drew off Norfolk Southern intermodal volumes in the fourth quarter, leaving freight volumes downward. 

Norfolk Southern revenue, earnings fell in the fourth quarter on weaker freight volumes.

Filter to succeed Rourke.

Rail freight volumes in the United States posted increases across the board in the latest weekly data. 

Union Pacific today reported record financial and operational results for 2025 despite a drop in fourth-quarter operating income.

The Federal Maritime Commission is investigating whether ocean carriers are restricting truckers’ and shippers’ choice of chassis providers.

Grain helped lift U.S. rail freight in the latest week’s data amid weaker intermodal and carload shipments.

Fourth-quarter profits at CSX were negatively affected by continued freight weakness, which the railroad anticipates will persist.

CSX said severance expenses, lower merchandise freight and coal offset higher freight rates as earnings fell short of estimates for the fourth quarter.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services beat fourth-quarter expectations as cost reductions more than offset a revenue decline.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services beat fourth-quarter earnings expectations Thursday after the market closed.

U.S. rail carload freight and intermodal shipments for the first week of this year improved nearly by double-digits.

The January State of Freight webinar continued with the message that the market may have made a turn that will stick around.

Rail traffic for U.S. railroads fell 4% for the week ending Jan. 3, 2026, according to statistics from the Association of American Railroads. Volume for the week was 404,293 carloads and intermodal units, with 192,665 carloads, down 2.8% from the corresponding week a year earlier, and 211,628 containers and trailers, down 5.1%. Only chemicals, 2.3%, […]

Rail traffic fell 7% for the last full week of 2025 as intermodal was weaker by 4.3% year-on-year.

Merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern will create 10,000 single-line rail lanes, annually shifting 105,000 truckloads to rail and improving efficiency by eliminating interchanges.

Rail freight has been below 2024 levels for eight consecutive weeks, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Union Pacific has finished expanding its Casa Grande Yard, effectively doubling the facility’s capacity.

Intermodal shipments led U.S. rail freight lower in the latest weekly data but traffic remains higher year-to-date.