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A tale of two cities: railroads address congestion in Chicago, Houston
Rail congestion in regions such as Chicago and Houston may have eased for now, but the railroads will still need…
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Kansas City Southern’s first-quarter net profit jumps 16 percent
Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) said its first quarter 2019 net profits rose nearly 16 percent amid its ongoing transition…
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Trucking and rail industries to advise regulators on national security
Chemical hazmat shipments figure prominently on newly created committee within U.S. Transportation Security Administration.
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Communication key to successful transition to precision railroading
Precision scheduled railroading (PSR) could benefit customers and shippers, but its deployment pace and how shippers respond to changes will…
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U.S. rail volumes dip as carriers grapple with flooding impacts
U.S. rail volumes fell again last week as rail service issues continue to plague the post-flooding Midwestern landscape.
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Mexico investigative body suggests Veracruz shippers face captive rail market
A Mexican government agency says Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) and two other national rail lines have the opportunity to…
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Grain exports decline, disrupting its maritime and rail supply chain
The Grain Transport Report, a weekly publication by the Agricultural Marketing Service (a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture)…
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Three companies and what they said about precision railroading in their earnings calls
A company that’s been doing it, a company that says it’s going to be doing it and a company that…
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KC Southern joins the move to precision railroading and now it’s almost unanimous
Just a few months after its CEO expressed some skepticism about the practice, the NAFTA-focused rail company will adopt its…
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Canada
Introduction to precision railroading, part 1: the industry’s savior or villain. Take your choice.
The industry clearly is moving in the direction of precision railroading being the “way to go.” Now it’s time to…
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