railroad equipment

Nexxiot will provide tracking technology for Knorr-Bremse’s railcar component systems.

From executive transitions at Union Pacific and Pacific West to January rail volumes to new offerings in the MoW lessor space, here are some news items rounding out the week.

Freight railroads are committed to delivering the best possible service product for customers and consumers

China’s potential monopoly over containers and intermodal chassis is the target of an investigation by FMC Commissioner Carl Bentzel.

Railway supply workers support critical infrastructure, the trade group says.

The new rule takes into account recent technological advancements and harmonizes U.S. regulations with Canada’s.

Freight trains can carry a multitude of cargo, with car variations to serve each type.

The new standard developed by the Railway Supply Institute builds upon existing federal and trade standards.

“Depressed railcar demand” and the need to cut costs factored into the manufacturer’s decision.

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About 25% of the total railcar fleet is in storage of one kind or another. Jim Blaze writes about best practices of rail storage.

The cost to build a railroad is staggering. Jim Blaze gives an overview of the costs involved in such an endeavor.

Jim Blaze writes about the advantages to the railroads of rebuilding locomotives instead of buying new ones.

Like all industries, the coronavirus has impacted railroads. What should they be doing to gain market share and better serve their customers?

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic the Class I railroads were mothballing freight cars – and locomotives. Jim Blaze examines the issues surrounding the surplus of locomotives.

The pandemic’s economic toll has hit all sectors of transportation, including rail. Read how railroads can manage costs during this global crisis.

Transporting grain is a major source of revenue for the railroads. How will the coronavirus impact the grain market and the railroads?

Jim Blaze looks at the declining need for railroad tank cars. Why is this happening and what’s next?

The coronavirus is impacting all sectors of the economy, and railroads are no different. Read what expert Jim Blaze thinks will happen going forward.

Should the railroads pare the number of types of railcars? Jim Blaze explores this topic.

Are there too many railroad freight cars? Jim Blaze writes about many reasons why this is the case.

Jim Blaze writes about the outlook for intermodal rail in 2020.

In the past 30 years railroad freight cars have been able to carry heavier loads, thanks to decisions made in the late 1980s. Read Jim Blaze’s article about what happened and how it has been very important to the railroads.

Railroads once carried much of the fresh produce across the U.S. Can they do it again? Jim Blaze explores the topic in his latest commentary.

Jim Blaze writes about the transportation of hazardous materials by rail. Accidents have occurred, and the railroads need to continue to work to decrease their number. However, rail is the safest way to transport hazardous materials.

Jim Blaze explores whether the Class 1 railroads are downsizing their railcar fleets.

Jim Blaze writes about the long, slow decline of coal as the key commodity for railroads, and whether plastics might replace the lost volume.

Railroad expert Jim Blaze writes about coal, a key commodity hauled by rail. The amount of coal being hauled by rail is declining. Why? And what does the future hold?

Jim Blaze profiles TTX, a company that is essential to the railroad industry.

The rail equipment manufacturer and lessor has tapped a Caterpillar executive and Trinity board member to head the company.

Railway Age reports industry veteran will lead the RSI Equipment Leasing Committee.

Jim Blaze writes about the key messages he extrapolated about railroading in 2019.

Private equity firm Paceline acquires a maintenance-of-way equipment lessor from Progress Rail, a Caterpillar subsidiary.

Jim Blaze writes about the potential of short-haul intermodal traffic on the North American Class 1 railroads.

Railroad market voice Jim Blaze writes about technological advances that are making railroads’ capital expenditures on infrastructure more efficient.

Railway Age reports Wabtec also will help ENR modernize its existing fleet.

The company sees the new facility as a way to expand and reach its manufacturing goals.

CRRC Yangtze Co. Ltd., owner of 22% of Vertex, claims nearly all of the debt listed in the petition filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.

Remaining employees will complete the final order before decommissioning equipment at the facility.

Jim Blaze writes about the North American railroads KPIs, and what the railroads need to do to increase railcar use, revenue and shipper loyalty.

Gregg Mitchell promoted to new role after serving as chairman for Trinity’s highway products and logistics group.

TrinityRail has two new railcars: the Hourglass™ and the TrinFlo™.

Market expert Michael Baudendistel writes about whether there is a rail recession, or are railroads paring operations and employees to fatten their bottom lines.

Ben Thrower writes about the positive and negative aspects of precision scheduled railroading in this commentary article.

The rail equipment and technology manufacturer sees international opportunities as an area for business to grow.

Jim Blaze writes about the competitiveness of railroads vs. trucks and the railroads’ lack of interoperability.

Jim Blaze writes about the decisions that will go into determining 2020 capital expenditures by the freight railroads.

Market Voice Jim Blaze writes about rail intermodal and what is happening to this area of the railroad sector.

Jim Blaze writes about the recent history of intermodal rail service and what may happen in the next few years.

Jim Blaze writes about the pros and cons of shippers owning or leasing their own freight railcars to move their products.

Jim Blaze writes about railroad movement of scrap – the market today and the future of the market.

Jim Blaze writes about the movement of grain by rail. This is a huge business for U.S. and Canadian railroads, and is also critical to the export market of the two countries.

Market expert Jim Blaze writes about the railroads’ transportation of fracking sand, as well as stone and gravel, aggregates and phosphates.

Market expert Jim Blaze writes about the movement of coal by rail. He explores the history of rail-coal; more importantly, he writes about what the future may hold for coal in the U.S. and how that will impact the railroads.

Market expert Jim Blaze explores what railroads need to do to capture more of the market share of oversize loads, which are essential to the economy and profitable as well.

A number of rail equipment lessors and manufacturers have been merging and consolidating in recent months as a way to leverage themselves against marketplace changes brought about by precision scheduled railroading. Meanwhile, industry observers are watching whether railcar utilization grow in 2019.