Commentary

BNSF: Bracing for Impact, Restoring Service

Hurricane-force winds can knock freight cars off the track. Fast-rising water is strong enough to wash crossties out from underneath the rail, leaving the steel suspended like streamers. Impact from debris can destroy entire bridges. And when power lines are downed, critical signal and communications systems are disabled. Here’s how BNSF prepares for recovery when hurricanes like Ida approach.

For Port NOLA, Service Restoration Under Way

The Port of New Orleans’ (Port NOLA) Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal is resuming service Sept. 7, following the Port’s restoration of limited cargo and vessel operations beginning Sept. 2—just four days after Hurricane Ida made landfall in southeast Louisiana as a category 4 storm.

CTC Approves 11 Rail-Related Infrastructure Projects

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has allocated more than $1.4 billion for state projects to improve transportation infrastructure. Of that total, $67.78 million is for 11 rail-related efforts.

TRAC Earns BNSF Logistics’ Top Honors

BNSF Logistics has selected TRAC Intermodal as Intermodal Equipment Provider of the Year.

BNSF’s Arkansas Intermodal Facility Reopens

BNSF has resumed operations at its Harvard Intermodal Facility in Marion, Ark., to unlock capacity and meet growing demand in the greater Memphis, Tenn., region.

Port of L.A.’s Seroka on ‘Sustained Import Surge,’ Supply Chain Reaction

July 2021 was the 12th consecutive month of year-on-year growth at the Port of Los Angeles. “This remarkable, sustained import surge is pushing the supply chain to new levels,” Executive Director Gene Seroka said on Aug. 17.

Commentary

Why STB’s Inquiry Is a Public Service to Intermodal Shippers

Jim Blaze takes a technical look at the Class I’s responses to the STB’s inquiry on intermodal from his experience dating back to 1968.

BNSF to STB on ‘Maintaining Supply Chain Integrity During Periods of Heightened Volumes’

BNSF President and CEO Katie Farmer on Aug. 4 responded to Surface Transportation Board Chairman Marty Oberman’s July 22 letter to Class I railroad CEOs requesting information on the extent of congestion at key

BNSF Posts 26% Revenue Boost in 2Q21

For second-quarter 2021, BNSF revenue came in at $5.809 billion, up 26% from the prior-year period, reflecting a 24% increase in volumes, led by Consumer products, the Class I railroad reported.

Rail Ready: OmniTRAX Teams With Borger, Tex.

Denver-based OmniTRAX is connecting properties along its Panhandle Northern Railroad (PNR) in Borger, Tex., with customers interested in locating there.

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