Rail News

The Port of Baltimore could once again become a contender for import cargo bound for the Midwest as a result of the decision by CSX to locate its new intermodal rail terminal near the Port of Baltimor

Canadian Pacific Railway has launched intermodal services to Vancouver that will reduce one-day from the route connecting to Toronto and shave two days off the service to Chicago.

The timing and health of shipping peak season is as murky on the rails and roads as it is on the water.

Shippers dependent on a single major railroad will likely have a harder time contesting rates after the Surface Transportation Board raised the rail industry’s after-tax cost of capital for 2011

Intermodal shipments on major railroads rose 3.1 percent year-over-year in the week ending Sept.

CSX Transportation moved closer to providing double-stack service to the Port of Baltimore this week, after railroad, state and city officials chose a site for the more than $90 million intermodal fac

Officials in Yuma County, Ariz., are looking closely at the trade and jobs benefits that reefer rail service could give the region.

Billions of dollars worth of fresh produce and pharmaceuticals cross the Mexican border each year to enter the U.S., and billions more in poultry and meat gets shipped south.

Mexico is hungrier for U.S. poultry meat than any other country. U.S. apples, pears, beef and pork also have huge markets in Mexico.

Transportation and warehousing employment increased 1.9 percent year-over-year in August, the same rate as in July, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Intermodal shipments on major U.S. railroads in August rose 4.3 percent, reaching the second strongest volume for the month on record, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Increasing trucking costs and a looming capacity crunch in the motor carrier industry are leading to a relentless shift of freight from over-the-road trucking to intermodal rail, according to transpor

Canadian National Railway plans to buy more than 2,200 railcars and 1,300 new containers this year to support growing bulk materials and intermodal traffic.

Globaltrans profit stalled in the first half of the year as the increased borrowings by the Russian rail freight operator to finance expansion offset improved operating results.

Russian Railways is reported to be mulling a bid for GEFCO, the transport and logistics arm of French auto manufacturer PSA Peugeot-Citroen.

When it comes to Mexican rail growth, you haven’t seen anything yet.

The next generation of inland ports will likely reflect a post-recession flavor.

The Virginia Port Authority said it and the VPA’s operating company, Virginia International Terminals, have begun

Intermodal shipments on major U.S. railroads in the week ending Aug. 25 rose 0.8 percent year-over-year but were flat from the prior week, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Three Democratic senators on Wednesday requested that the Government Accountability Office review the safety of the freight and passenger rail systems

Trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, was 6.6 percent higher in June 2012 than in June 2011, totaling $82.6 billion, the Transportation Department reported.

Intermodal shipments on major U.S. railroads in the week ending Aug. 18 rose 3.6 percent year-over-year and 1.7 percent from the prior week, according to the Association of American Railroads.

A CSX Transportation train hauling coal derailed shortly after midnight Tuesday outside of Baltimore, killing two women who were on the tracks, according to reports.

Canadian Pacific Railway is looking within for profit by improving its existing network, while its larger rival wants to build a multibillion-dollar line to tap iron ore exports.

U.S. intermodal shippers aren’t just getting faster service, they’re also enjoying something rare in the railroad industry: pricing relief.

The Obama administration on Friday made $473 million in funding originally allocated to earmark projects available to states.

Intermodal shipments on major U.S. railroads in the week ending Aug. 11 rose 3.2 percent year-over-year but were flat from the prior week, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Canadian National Railway will spend $35 million to improve frac sand shipment service in Wisconsin after signing a multiyear agreement with Superior Silica Sands.

Union Pacific Railway will spend $20 million to test 25 locomotives with emissions-reducing technology in California, as the railroad works to meet new federal pollution standards that begin in 2015.

Congress should extend the timeline for a costly crash-avoidance technology mandate because most of the railroads won’t meet the end of 2015 deadline, the Federal Railroad Administration recomme

Dan Elliot didn’t exactly light the room on fire in late May when he told shippers the Surface Transportation Board would act soon to respond to their railroad pricing concerns.

There are plenty of signs suggesting shippers and transportation providers should expect a mediocre peak shipping season, but international intermodal isn’t one of them.

A group of mining companies have agreed to work with Canadian National Railway to move forward on plans to build rail line in northern Quebec, the railroad said on Friday.

Intermodal shipments on major U.S. railroads in the week ending Aug.

Container traffic at the Port of Prince Rupert hit a monthly high in July, as traffic rose 5.5 percent year-over-year to 48,977 20-foot equivalent units.

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The rate of profit growth major U.S. railroads can wring out of weak volume increases appears to be shrinking.

Canadian Pacific Railway shippers worried that E. Hunter Harrison would immediately push for tighter scheduling can take solace in recent comments by the railroad's new CEO and president.

Transportation and warehousing employment increased 1.9 percent year-over-year in July, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

North American intermodal growth isn’t just driving volume on the major railroads, with the expanding transport mode boosting traffic 19 percent on short line railroads so far this year.