The Class I railroads are steadily implementing positive train control, but the railroads overall still have a ways to go before the December 2020 deadline.
Three Class I U.S. rail operations earned enough returns on investment in 2018 to support their capital projects.
Final investment decisions for new global LNG export plants are surging, a negative for future thermal coal demand.
Can carload rail become a volume and market share leader in today’s emerging high-tech freight logistics world? Or will it continue to exhibit a declining role?
The railcar manufacturer says the covered hoppers are shorter but enable faster grain discharges.
The two railroads said customers should expect delays and possible rerouting.
The decline in U.S. coal production could cost the railroads billions in lost revenue.
Weakness in the manufacturing sector is dragging U.S. rail volumes lower, AAR says.
Grain shippers wonder if the Canadian railways will keep up with demand in the 2019-20 crop year.
Slumping coal demand, trade wars and a competitive truck market are weighing on rail volumes for the remainder of the year.
The railroads say customers should expect delays and rerouting because of the hurricane
The new appointments could indicate how the companies are preparing to respond to future market trends.
Year-to-date U.S. rail volumes are still slumping this year, due in part to a competitive truck market for intermodal shipments.
Several intermodal containers on trains running between China to Europe run empty due to lack of exporter demand for capacity.
Market Voice Jim Blaze writes about rail intermodal and what is happening to this area of the railroad sector.
The railroad contends the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act and the Federal Railroad Safety Act preempt Oklahoma’s law.
The continued slump in U.S. rail volumes is putting pressure on overall North American rail volumes.
Headcount continues to fall at U.S. rail operations as the railroads implement precision scheduled railroading.
A federal appeals court denies a request by rail shippers to form a class lawsuit, and U.S. Senators press the Surface Transportation Board to take action.
Competition from other grain-producing countries weigh on U.S. grain exports – and on U.S. rail volumes for grain.
