“We are proud to receive the Contenedor de Plata (Silver Container) award at the XXVI Intermodal Congress 2025, hosted by the Asociación Mexicana del Transporte Intermodal (AMTI),” CN reported via social media on June 1. (CN Photograph)

Class I Briefs: CN/UP/GMXT, UP

The Mexican Intermodal Transport Association (AMTI) recognizes CN for its Falcon Premium interline intermodal service with Union Pacific (UP) and Grupo México Transportes (GMXT, comprising Ferromex, Ferrosur and IMEX). Also, a UP-served soybean crushing plant celebrates its grand opening in Nebraska.

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Temporary Western Intermodal Slump Continues; CSX Update

We’ve now seen three weeks of suppressed intermodal volumes at Union Pacific and BNSF due to the China air pocket effect, which is a lagging consequence of the 145% U.S. tariffs on

“We’re advancing a new #LaboratoriesCanada facility in #Ottawa—the future home of the Transportation Safety and Technology Science hub, where @TSBCanada and @NRC_CNRC scientists will study safer transportation,” Public Services and Procurement Canada reported via social media on May 30. (Public Services and Procurement Canada rendering)

Canada to Launch Federal Transportation Safety Research Facility

The Government of Canada has marked the first step in its establishment of a Transportation Safety and Technology Science (TSTS) hub, which will serve as a shared space for the Transportation Safety Board of Canada and National Research Council of Canada (NRC) “to conduct in-depth investigations and advance scientific research in transportation safety.”

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How Norfolk Southern Keeps Goods Moving Through Hurricane Season

As NOAA forecasts an above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, with up to 10 hurricanes and several major storms, Norfolk Southern is putting preparedness into action. Severe storms can cause serious disruption for businesses, communities,

BNSF, JBHT, GMXT Launch ‘Quantum de México’ 

BNSF, J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (JBHT) and Grupo Mexico Transportes SAB de CV (GMXT, better known as Ferromex) have launched “Quantum de México, a J.B. Hunt, BNSF and GMXT Service™, described

Arbitrator Rules on CPKC/TCRC Collective Agreements

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on May 30, 2025 received an arbitrator’s ruling establishing new collective bargaining agreements with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) – Train and Engine (T&E) division and

(Courtesy of the STB)

STB Dropping Final Offer Rate Review Rule

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on May 30 issued a decision removing its Final Offer Rate Review (FORR) rule. This deregulatory action, it said, follows a unanimous decision by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals vacating the rule.

“It’s a tightknit group,” said UP Senior Manager Dave Victores of the railroaders at the Oakland, Calif., locomotive shop who have achieved a safety milestone. “They actively care and look out for each other.” (UP Photograph)

Class I Briefs: UP, BNSF

Union Pacific’s (UP) locomotive shop in Oakland, Calif., celebrates a safety milestone. Also, BNSF opens nominations for its 2025 Sustainability Awards program.

Americold’s Import-Export Hub groundbreaking ceremony at Port Saint John in New Brunswick, left to right: Jonathan Wahba, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, CPKC; Rob Chambers, President, Americold; Susan Holt, Premier of New Brunswick, Canada; Doug Smith, CEO, DP World Canada; Terry Wilson, President, International Longshoreman’s Association; Craig Bell Estabrooks, President and CEO of Port Saint John; and Donna Reardon, Mayor, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. (Photograph Courtesy Americold)

Watch: CPKC Joins Americold for Port Saint John Facility Groundbreaking

Americold Realty Trust (Americold) on May 29 broke ground at Port Saint John on its first Import-Export Hub to be built in Canada, a project it said will “leverage the maritime logistics capabilities of DP World and the rail logistics solutions of Canadian Pacific Kansas City” (CPKC).

Koppers Names Sullivan President and Chief Transformation Officer

Koppers Holdings Inc. (Koppers) on May 29 announced the appointment of James A. Sullivan as President and Chief Transformation Officer, effective June 1, 2025.

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