Gains continue for U.S. freight traffic
U.S. freight rail traffic rose during the week ending May 10, 2014, extending gains for the year to date, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday, May 15.
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AAR: Traffic gains for April, first days of May
April’s solid advances in U.S. freight rail traffic rolled on into the first days of May, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday, May 8, 2014.
Waterloo Region weighs LRT for Cambridge
Region of Waterloo officials in Ontario, moving beyond a current plan to divide public transportation development into light rail transit (LRT) and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), have begun moving ahead to extend LRT for the entire service area.
Good week for North American freight traffic
The overall improved trend for U.S. freight rail traffic solidified during the week ending April 26, 2014, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday, May 1, while North America’s two other large nations contributed to the good freight rail news as well.
AAR: North American carloads flat, intermodal up
Combined North American rail volume for the first 16 weeks of 2014 on 13 reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads totaled 5,898,862 carloads, flat compared with the same point last year, and 4,984,696 intermodal trailers and containers, up 4.5% compared with last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported on Thursday, April 24, 2014.
U.S. freight traffic up again in week and in March
For the fifth time in six weeks, U.S. freight rail traffic gained ground against the comparable week in 2013 and, not surprisingly, that contributed to increased traffic totals for the month of March, according to data released Thursday, April 3, 2014 by the Association of American Railroads.
U.S. freight traffic winning streak continues
U.S. freight rail traffic perpetuated its growth momentum during the week ending March 22, 2014, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday, March 27.
U.S. freight traffic advances in latest week
Both U.S. freight carload traffic and U.S. intermodal volume gained ground in the week ending March 15, 2014, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday, March 20.
City objects to funding (and not getting) LRT
Light rail transit destined to serve Ontario’s Waterloo Region will include financial contributions from Cambridge, Ont., even though that municipality won’t benefit from any LRT service at the onset.
More Kitchener-Toronto GO service eyed
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says GO Transit train service between Kitchener, Ont., and Toronto will be bolstered significantly by the end of 2016.