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.
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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.
CP’s Creel to STB: “Significant productivity, efficiency, service, financial stability gains”
Canadian Pacific on March 30 responded to the Surface Transportation Board’s March 16 blanket letter requesting information on Class I railroad 2018 service outlooks.
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.
Carloads outpace intermodal for the week
The Association of American Railroads said U.S. rail freight traffic for the week ending March 24 was 526,521 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.4% from the same week in 2017.
Canadian Pacific gets a grip with frac sand deal
Canadian Pacific has signed on to operate frac sand unit trains to one of North America’s major oil and gas drilling centers.
Carloads trend up in latest week
Rejuvenated rail traffic in the United States was ahead by double digits across-the-board in the most recent week, according to the Association of American Railroads.
STB wants Class I service updates
Complaints by grain shippers and automakers have spurred the Surface Transportation Board to ask Class I railroads what they are doing to improve service across their networks.
CP chills out—and goes green—with Thermo-King
Canadian Pacific Railway has selected Thermo King SLXi-DRC refrigeration units for a large purchase of DRCs (domestic refrigerated containers). CP is the first Thermo King customer to purchase the SLXi-DRC unit in North America.
CP says grain movement improving
Canadian Pacific Railway reported year-to-date shipments of grain through Week 31 were up 3%, or approximately 400,000 metric tons.