Executives Offer Personal Branding Advice at WIR 2025

The Women in Rail 2025 Conference, presented by Railway Age and RT&S, will feature a dynamic panel of executives, who will help you move forward in your current position or make a

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For 2024, Two Class I’s Deemed ‘Revenue Adequate’

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has found two U.S. Class I railroads to be revenue adequate for 2024: CSX and Union Pacific.

UP 4127 leads a manifest train out of Union Pacific’s Monahans, Tex., yard. (UP Photograph)
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How UP’s Real-Time Tech Is Powering Rail Growth

One of the busiest areas we operate in is the southern part of our network. To keep operations running smoothly there, we need to make sure our terminals—where railcars are sorted and

City of Rochelle Expands RITC

Representatives from the City of Rochelle, Ill., along with state transportation officials, local economic partners, railroad and trucking industries, on Aug. 14 celebrated the expansion of the Rochelle Intermodal Transload Center (RITC).

‘Railroading’s Heroes’: Military Veterans Share Successes at WIR 2025

The Women in Rail 2025 Conference, presented by Railway Age and RT&S, will feature a panel of railroaders covering how having a background in the military adds to their success in leadership roles across the freight

“Shippers have been frontloading their cargo for months to get ahead of tariffs and recent activity at America’s top port really tells that story,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said Aug. 13 (Port of LA Photograph)

For Ports of LA, Long Beach, ‘Record’ July Cargo

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach reported setting July cargo records, handling 1,019,837 TEUs (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) and 944,232 TEUs, respectively, as retailers and manufacturers brought in goods at an elevated pace due to concerns of higher tariffs later this year.

Industrial Development Briefs: Conagra Brands, TexAmericas Center

Conagra Brands opens its newest distribution center in Fort Worth, Texas. Also, TexAmericas Center adds locomotive power to support rail growth and tenant demand.

UP: New LA-Chicago Z Train

Beginning Sept. 3, Union Pacific is expanding its Z train network with a new domestic intermodal service connecting its Inland Empire Intermodal Terminal (IEIT) in Southern California directly with its Global 2 Intermodal Terminal in

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It Will All Come Down to This

Cutting to the chase on the 2027 STB merger decision: On July 30, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern submitted to the Surface Transportation Board their prefiling notification, which is basically a heads

UP officially cut the ribbon for its new Kansas City Intermodal Terminal. From left, UP’s Ryan Steinbach, Assistant Vice President-Premium; Kari Kirchhoefer, Senior Vice President-Marketing and Sales; Kenny Rocker, Executive Vice President-Marketing and Sales; Hunsdon Cary, Vice President-Premium; Laura Heisterkamp, Assistant Vice President-Premium; and Zach Russell, General Manager-Premium. (UP Photograph)

UP: Intermodal Terminal Launches in Kansas City (UPDATED 8/8)

Construction has wrapped up on a new intermodal terminal in Kansas City, Mo. Opened July 16, Union Pacific’s (UP) 31st terminal serves both domestic and international containerized shipments of grains, consumer goods,

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