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New Portal Transforming BNSF Customer Experience

Everyone’s been there: you know the website information you need is at your fingertips you just can’t find it. Even using the search function, the information remains elusive. Or perhaps you have your go-to webtool, and beyond that, you spend more time searching for information than should be necessary.

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Fifth of a Series: Twists and Turns in NJ Federal Court

New Jersey is slugging it out with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and New York State and City transportation officials over a proposal to charge tolls for vehicles that enter Manhattan’s Central

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Fourth of a Series: A New Kind of Border Dispute

Border disputes between states of the United States are often fought over issues like one state complaining that another state, located upstream from it, is taking too much water from the river

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Third of a Series: New York’s Plan and Why Officials Want It

The theory behind congestion pricing is that city streets are clogged with vehicles, and something should be done about it. Transit systems everywhere are in trouble, too. They need money to keep

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U.S. Imports Shifting East. Can the Supply Chain Keep Up?

Shipping patterns for U.S. container imports from Asia are changing, driven by a myriad of factors, from the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent supply chain disruptions to new geographic product sources and expanded

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Second of a Series: Congestion Pricing Around the World

The idea of charging motorists and truckers for the space that their vehicles occupy on city streets has been discussed for some time, but it could be implemented in New York City

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Bad Luck Playing an Outsized Role

This report often—and necessarily—focuses on the individual railroads that are struggling the most, for one reason or another, and trying to right the ship. Norfolk Southern has spent the most time on

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CPChem and BNSF: Superior Sustainability and Service

For several years, Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) and BNSF have worked closely on improving successful service and sustainability practices.

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First of a Series: A New Congestion Remedy, with Help for Transit

A new border dispute is erupting in the United States, and it’s nowhere near the Southern Border with Mexico. The combatants are New York and New Jersey, and the dispute has reached

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CILTNA 2024 New York Rail Summit Report

Rail professionals were recently treated to the inner workings of railroads in the New York City area. The half-day session, courtesy of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in North America

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