Union Pacific, BNSF: $25K signing bonuses to woo job seekers
It’s not just investment bankers and Wall Street traders who are getting big bonuses. Add newly-hired railroad workers to the list.
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BNSF earns Toyota President’s Award
BNSF Railway was the 2017 recipient of the President’s Award for Rail Logistics Excellence by Toyota Logistics Services for the fourth year in a row.
Vehicle shipments lead new carload report
Intermodal shipments and motor vehicle volumes regained some of their luster among U.S. Class 1 railroads in the latest weekly carload data.
Outstanding 2017 BNSF employees honored
Hurricane recovery and Positive Train Control were front and center as BNSF Railway Company recognized its 2017 Employees of the Year.
AAR: Trade war would hurt grain rail shipments
The industry group representing Class I railroads wants policy makers to take a broader look at the potential deleterious effects tariffs could have on U.S. grain exports.
Coal higher in weekly carloads
Higher export shipments helped drive Class I coal carloads higher in the latest week, according to the Association of American Railroads.
Grain a gainer for AAR carloads
While U.S. businesses tried to make sense of President Trump’s plans for punitive tariffs, they got decidedly good news from the Association of American Railroads.
BNSF plans N. Colorado industrial park
Seven years after it was announced, BNSF Railway is preparing to break ground on an industrial park to serve Northern Colorado and Denver.
LA port plans container staging hub
Amid rising intermodal traffic, the Port of Los Angeles plans a $130-million public-private partnership to develop a new container staging facility.
BNSF could start on key Idaho bridge by fall
BNSF Railway could begin a project to build a second bridge across Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho, this fall. The railroad has applied for permits that would see the new bridge constructed adjacent to the existing bridge.