Daily Infographic: What does freight rail ship for you?
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Daily Infographic: Class I rail traffic: 1980 vs. 2000 vs. 2020 (millions of units)
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Daily Infographic: 5 surprising railroad jobs
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Daily Infographic: Railroads are hiring
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Daily Infographic: Freight Rail invests 6x more than the average US manufacturer
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Daily Infographic: Freight railroads are part of the solution to climate change
Railroads are making targeted investments, developing innovative technologies and evolving operations to combat climate change.
Noi Mahoney
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
CPKC announces deal with Knight-Swift to handle Mexico shipments
Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroad announced a deal with Knight-Swift Transportation to provide intermodal capacity for a Mexico-to-Chicago train.
Daily Infographic: The worst rail disasters in freight history
Fallout from Ohio train derailment calls to mind disasters from years past.
Daily Infographic: Report: Rail supply industry contributed $75B to US economy in 2020
An economic study commissioned by three rail supply trade groups has determined that the U.S. rail supply industry’s impact to the nation’s GDP exceeded $75 billion in 2020.
Daily Infographic: US Freight Railroads are the Best Rail Network Since the Staggers Act of 1980
US Freight Railroads are the Best Rail Network Since the Staggers Act of 1980
Daily Infographic: Freight railroads and climate change
Freight railroads and climate change
Noi Mahoney
Monday, October 10, 2022
Rail workers union rejects labor contract, renewing strike possibility
Members of rail union BMWED have rejected a tentative contract deal with U.S. railroads.
Jack Daleo
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Here’s what you need to know about a potential rail shutdown
With a Friday deadline looming for some rail unions and management to make a deal, a shutdown is looking more and more possible.
Daily Infographic: A short History of US Freight Railroads
History of US Freight Railroads
Daily Infographic: Resilient Rail: Managing the Harvest Season
Managing the Harvest Season
Daily Infographic: Reducing locomotive emissions
See current and future emission reduction technologies for locomotives
Daily Infographic: Comparing Amtrak and Freight Railroads
Comparing Amtrak and Freight Railroads
Daily Infographic: Ever wonder what fits on one rail car?
See how much fits on a single rail car
Craig Fuller, CEO at FreightWaves
Sunday, May 1, 2022
Why every American should care that diesel prices are surging across the country
Craig Fuller explains the impact of higher diesel prices on the U.S. economy and consumers.