Carload, intermodal traffic on the upswing
As the economy goes, so go the railroads, and the latest weekly data show an improving picture for carload commodities.
As the economy goes, so go the railroads, and the latest weekly data show an improving picture for carload commodities.
Autonomous rail technology is “inevitable,” says a Class I railroad, but blocked by restrictive federal regulations.
Freight traffic among U.S. railroads in April was 3.3% higher than the same month a year ago, according to the Association of American Railroads.
Intermodal traffic helped offset lower coal shipments and fuel record earnings at Norfolk Southern Corp.
Belt Railway Company of Chicago (BRC) President Pat O’Brien will be retiring this summer after 32 years with the railroad, the past 16 years as president. Norfolk Southern veteran Mike Grace will replace him.
Norfolk Southern has awarded its 2017 Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award to 52 chemical customers in recognition of their safe handling of rail-shipped products.
Intermodal shipments and motor vehicle volumes regained some of their luster among U.S. Class 1 railroads in the latest weekly carload data.
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.
Higher export shipments helped drive Class I coal carloads higher in the latest week, according to the Association of American Railroads.
Norfolk Southern on April 2 responded to the Surface Transportation Board’s March 16 blanket letter requesting information on Class I railroad 2018 service outlooks.