The Journal of Commerce: Rail Commodities

U.S. Rail Cargo

dpulis — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Intermodal Rail Volume Inches Up 3 Percent

bwyker — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:49:21 +0000

Carload traffic fell 2 percent in the week ending May 5 Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor Class I Railroads The Journal of Commerce Online

Genesee & Wyoming Reports Flat Profit on Revenue Rise

hgbutler — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:25:59 +0000

Expiration of tax credit, weak coal offset revenue increase Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor Short Lines The Journal of Commerce Online

NS Profit Hits Record on Slim Volume Growth

cbrooks — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:03:49 +0000

Railroad boosts earnings 26 percent on 1 percent volume gain

Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor

Norfolk Southern reported record profit for the first quarter, as the railroad’s pricing power on slim volume growth boosted earnings 26 percent year-over-year to $410 million.

CN Profit Jumps 16 Percent on Strong Revenue

bwyker — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:11:32 +0000

Revenue in six of the railroad’s seven business units saw double-digit growth Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor Class I Railroads The Journal of Commerce Online

Will Drop in Coal Shipments Leave Rails Black and Blue?

dpulis — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000

A slump in eastern railroads’ largest commodity points to weakening intermodal pricing power — eventually Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor Rail + Intermodal The Journal of Commerce Magazine

CSX Posts Record Earnings

cbrooks — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:26:58 +0000

Pricing gains help the eastern railroad boost first quarter revenue 6 percent on a 1 percent rise in volume

Mark Szakonyi/Associate Editor

CSX boosted first quarter revenue 6 percent year-over-year to nearly $3 billion despite volume rising only 1 percent, exemplifying the strong pricing power major railroads have amid moderate freight g

Intermodal Volume Inches Up 1.1 Percent

hgbutler — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:40:37 +0000

Carload volume sluggish on grain, coal declines Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor Class I Railroads The Journal of Commerce Online

Growing Cold Train Gets Drayage Partner

dpulis — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000

x Cool Cargoes The Journal of Commerce Online

US Rail Traffic Mixed for Week

bwyker — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:25:19 +0000

Intermodal rail shipments increase 3.6 percent while carloads decline 6.2 percent year-over-year Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor Class I Railroads The Journal of Commerce Online

UP Expects 'Slow But Steady' Growth This Year

hgbutler — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:21:06 +0000

Freight to support oil and gas drilling, intermodal continue to grow Bill Mongelluzzo, Associate Editor Class I Railroads The Journal of Commerce Online

US Intermodal Rail Shipments Increase

bwyker — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:21:47 +0000

Weekly intermodal traffic rose 4.2 percent year-over-year, but carload shipments fell 7.2 percent Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor Intermodal The Journal of Commerce Online

Rail Renaissance Rides South

dpulis — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Manufacturing industry, expanding ports driving growth in rail volumes, especially intermodal shipments Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor Class I Railroads The Journal of Commerce Magazine

Rail Intermodal Shipments Up 2 Percent for Week

bwyker — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:55:29 +0000

Carload traffic for week ending March 17 declined 5.3 percent year-over-year Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor Class I Railroads The Journal of Commerce Online

Seaway Season Opens With New Trade Patterns

bwyker — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:38:14 +0000

China makes its mark as U.S. coal and iron ore shipments to Europe increase Courtney Tower, Special Correspondent Trade Lanes The Journal of Commerce Online

BNSF Rates Unfair, Captive Shippers Tell STB

cbrooks — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:00:04 +0000

Premium paid by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway shouldn’t be used in railroad’s cost base, they say

Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor

Shippers on Thursday got their shot to tell the Surface Transportation Board that it’s unfair for them to pay higher rates to BNSF Railway because of the $8.1 billion premium Berkshire Hathaway

CP to Haul Frac Sand for Unimin

dbrundage — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:55:50 +0000

Railroad to ship additional 2 million tons of frac sand annually starting in 2013 Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor Intermodal The Journal of Commerce Online

CP to Open North Dakota Crude Oil Facility

bwyker — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:50:45 +0000

When fully developed, rail terminal would handle 30 unit trains monthly Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor Class I Railroads The Journal of Commerce Online

Railroads Nailing Shipment Growth

dpulis — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Growth in manufacturing, auto demand and diesel prices brightens the outlook for intermodal and bulk rail traffic

Mark Szakonyi, Daily Content Editor

U.S. rail growth this year is expected to outpace overall economic expansion as manufacturing expands and the shifting energy landscape gives as well as takes.

Intermodal Volume Slips 2.8 Percent

dbrundage — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:46:17 +0000

Carload traffic fell 5 percent to 281,644 carloads last week. Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor Intermodal The Journal of Commerce Online

Railroads as Common Carriers

dpulis — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Fritz Kahn Commentary The Journal of Commerce Magazine

Reefer Cargo Shippers Warm Up To Rails

dpulis — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Private investors looking at new boxcar fleets and service to meet demand from big box retailers. Stephanie Nall Cool Cargoes The Journal of Commerce Magazine

Coal Looks Abroad

dpulis — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Exports of coal are helping drive the business for railroads, but will new regulations leave the business in the dust? Peter T. Gartrell Rail Commodities The Journal of Commerce Magazine

Lumber Shipments Sawed Off

dpulis — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000

A weak U.S. housing market keeps lumber demand soft, but forest producers and their rail providers are looking to China

Peter T. Gartrell

When Canadian National Railway announced in August it was expanding a lumber transload facility at Prince George, British Columbia, it marked one of the few events in the past four years with a hint o

2011/2012 Annual Review & Outlook – When the Box Becomes the Engine

dpulis — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:59:44 +0000

Tom Finkbiner Rail + Intermodal The Journal of Commerce Magazine

Rail Intermodal Volume Soars 22.9 Percent

Paul Page — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:05:53 +0000

Container business grows faster, but traffic retreats in seasonal sequential slip

JOC Staff

Intermodal volume for major U.S. railroads soared 22.9 percent year-over-year in the week ending Dec.

Industrial Commodities Push Rail Carloads Up 11.7 Percent

Paul Page — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:01:06 +0000

Factory sector, housing market help drive freight rail volume gain

JOC Staff

U.S.

STB to Rule on UP Hazmat Requirements

Paul Page — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:49:51 +0000

Railroad seeks declaration that indemnity requirement is reasonable RailResource.com Class I Railroads The Journal of Commerce Online

STB Rules Railroads Overcharged Arizona Utility

Paul Page — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:49:10 +0000

Decision in rate case will cost BNSF, UP $63 million in past and future rates

JOC Staff

An Arizona utility will get $63 million in reparations and rate reductions under a Surface Tr

Railroads Say Weak Exports Hurting Grain Shipments

Paul Page — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:06:48 +0000

An 18.3 percent drop in latest week follows 14.2 percent October drop

JOC Staff

Grain transport on U.S.

Intermodal Container, Carload Traffic Rises

mszakonyi — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:15:48 +0000

Intermodal box traffic rose 2.6 pecent week-to-week, 6.9 percent year-over-year Mark Szakonyi, Daily Content Editor Intermodal The Journal of Commerce Online

What's Propping Up Rail Lumber?

dpulis — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0000

Railroads are shipping more lumber loads despite a weak housing market

John D. Boyd

At a time when the U.S. housing market is in its worst condition since home ownership began to boom after World War II, railroads are hauling more lumber in 2011 than they did last year.

Bulk Rail Traffic Hits New 2011 High

mszakonyi — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:34:33 +0000

Coal, autos, industrial loads propel gains in latest week John D. Boyd Class I Railroads The Journal of Commerce Online

RailAmerica Carload Traffic Falls 6.8 Percent

mszakonyi — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:43:08 +0000

Chemicals gain, but coal takes same-store volume down down 7.4 percent in July JOC Staff Short Lines The Journal of Commerce Online

NuStar, EOG Team Up on Oil Train Transloads

mszakonyi — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:02:38 +0000

Facility will feed NuStar’s St. James, La., terminal John D. Boyd Rail Suppliers The Journal of Commerce Online

Short Line Rail Freight Rises in Final July Week

mszakonyi — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:00:18 +0000

Intermodal and lumber loadings set new 2011 highs John D. Boyd Short Lines The Journal of Commerce Online

FreightCar Cites “Mixed Signals” in Rail Market

mszakonyi — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:50:54 +0000

Coal car builder sees improved demand, questions on recovery pace John D. Boyd Rail Suppliers The Journal of Commerce Online

Greenbrier Books Railcar Orders for $285 Million

mszakonyi — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:23:07 +0000

Total runs to 18,000 railcars since fiscal year began last September John D. Boyd Rail Suppliers The Journal of Commerce Online

Genesee Buys Short Line in Arizona

mszakonyi — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:37:06 +0000

Arizona Eastern Railway serves largest North American copper mine and its smelter John D. Boyd Short Lines The Journal of Commerce Online

American Railcar Sees Orders Jump

mszakonyi — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:47:52 +0000

New placements in July add to 5,290-unit backlog at end of second quarter John D. Boyd Rail + Intermodal The Journal of Commerce Online