Progress Rail to upgrade CP units
Canadian Pacific continues to upgrade operations, turning to a U.S. supplier for motive power needs.
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Canada funding West Coast port upgrades
While the United States battles with trade partners, Canada plans improvements to its global supply chain network.
Trade tensions as rail freight lags economy
Is the Trump Administration’s widening trade war hurting rail freight traffic at home?
New month, new intermodal rail record
Rail freight continues to benefit from tight trucking capacity as spot market demand for highway haulage exploded this month.
CP replacing grain hopper fleet
Canadian Pacific plans to invest more than a half-billion dollars in nearly 6,000 new high-capacity grain hopper cars, and expects to place more than 500 in service before the end of 2018, increasing capacity of its unit grain trains. National Steel Car, Hamilton, Ont., has received CP’s initial order for 1,000 units.
Carload traffic moves ahead but trade concerns remain
Freight traffic on U.S. Class I railroads totaled 1,319,420 carloads in May, up 3.2% from the same month a year ago.
U.S. carloads outrun economic growth
The latest carload report is good news for Class I railroads, but does it indicate coming headwinds for the U.S. economy?
CP UPDATE: IBEW, TCRC settle, for now
A painful case of instant replay for Canadian Pacific and two of its unions has been resolved.
Near-record intermodal rail volume as trucking rates edge toward historic highs
Railroads continue to benefit from a multiplicity of issues throttling the trucking industry, as tight capacity and higher rates push more traffic to the rails.
White paper delivers AAR tech message
The Association of American Railroads released a white paper highlighting technology’s role in making the U.S. rail network more efficient, reliable, and safer.