With tariff troubles hitting the Chinese market and Mississippi River water levels a continued challenge, America’s soybean farmers are keeping all their options open. As part of that, soybean farmer leaders were
The North American Rail Shippers Association (NARS) elected new officers, honored industry professionals with two major awards, and announced its 2024 scholarship recipients at its spring annual meeting in Chicago. Also, the
A new 800,405-square-foot speculative rail service building located within the Cedar Port Industrial Park in Baytown, Texas, which will provide dual rail service to both Union Pacific (UP) and BNSF is now ready for immediate occupancy. Also, CSX and BNSF are named as one of America’s “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion” by the Disability Equality Index; and UP’s tuition-free college program helps employees build diverse skill sets.
CN teams with the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, the City of Burnaby (British Columbia) and the government of Canada on the Holdom Overpass project. Also, Union Pacific (UP) marks the one-year anniversary of its Port Houston on-dock rail service.
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The Ports of Indiana’s 2023 tonnage was the second highest in its 63-year history. Also, Union Pacific’s (UP) Port Houston-based on-dock rail service is now connecting two additional inland markets; and Port Houston’s container volumes are on the rise.
Union Pacific (UP) on Dec. 1 will expand its Houston on-dock rail service to four additional markets.
South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) finishes Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) with a strong June. Also, Port Houston reports steady volumes through the first half of the year; and Port Milwaukee celebrates the grand opening of the Agriculture Maritime Export Facility.
“As we round out June and officially head into summer, I’m encouraged by the progress the team has made to provide a better customer experience for you,” Union Pacific (UP) Executive Vice President, Marketing and Sales Kenny Rocker told customers in a June 20 railroad status report. “The network continues to remain fluid as we build upon the service improvements that we’ve made over the past couple of months. Car velocity across the network has exceeded 200 miles per day for the ninth consecutive week, driving better on-time performance for you.”
Port 10 Watco Rail Logistics—a joint venture of transportation service and logistics company Watco, Pontikes Development and McNair Interests—has opened a new 420-car storage-in-transit (SIT) yard in Baytown, Tex. The joint venture in January 2022
Union Pacific (UP) on June 1 will launch a new on-dock service at Barbours Cut Container Terminal at Port Houston, Tex., providing international shippers of consumer goods with direct rail access to Denver, Colo.; Salt Lake City, Utah; Oakland and Los Angeles, Calif.; and El Paso, Tex.
