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EQT Acquires UP-Accessible Logistics Facilities in Manteca, Calif.

EQT Real Estate on July 2 announced that EQT Exeter Industrial Value Fund VI has acquired a 2.04-million-square-foot portfolio of modern logistics facilities in Manteca, Calif.
(Courtesy of Railway Age)

Railway Age: July 2025 Digital Edition On Line

The July 2025 issue of Railway Age is now available digitally, with a midyear report on the state of the freight rail industry, plus the Car & Locomotive Repair Directory,…
(Screen Grab from CSX Video)

U.S. Rail Traffic Falls Slightly in Week 26

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) in reporting freight rail traffic for the week ending June 28, 2025 (Week 26), noted that total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 491,424 carloads…
“Years of planning, coordination, and work have come to fruition as Watco’s new 25,000-square-foot warehouse at Port Birmingham in Alabama is officially open for business,” the company reported in the July edition of its employee magazine, The Dispatch. (Watco Photograph)

Industrial Development Briefs: Port Bienville, Port Birmingham

Watco, a transportation and logistics company based in Pittsburg, Kans., opens a new warehouse at Alabama’s Port Birmingham. Also, Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission (HCPHC) acquires the former Solvay…

Port of LA Signs MOA to Expand Exports Through Central Valley

The Port of Los Angeles on June 26 announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the City of Shafter, Calif., and The Wonderful Company "to promote…
Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary Golden Isles Terminal Railroad serves Colonels Island at the Port of Brunswick in Georgia; it interchanges with CSX and Norfolk Southern at nearby rail yards. (G&W Photograph)

Port of Brunswick Set to Launch South Side Rail Facility Phase I

Phase I of a new rail yard on the south side of Colonels Island at the Port of Brunswick will be operational by the end of June, doubling rail capacity from five…
Commentary

Irrational Exuberance?

Observations on the TD Cowen/Jason Seidl article, “If All Else Fail, Attempt to Merge.” First, if the railroads lost only 1% of rail traffic between 2014 and 2024 (excluding coal…

SC Ports: ‘Reliable Service’, ‘Creative Solutions’

“As the broader supply chain and global markets face a great deal of uncertainty,” South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) says it is supporting customers with “reliable service and creative solutions.”

AAR: U.S. Rail Volume Up Modestly Through Week 24

U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 14, 2025 dipped slightly compared to the prior-year period but realized a modest gain through 2025’s first 24 weeks, the Association of…

VIDEO: Tariffs Tamp POLA Volume Down

The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) processed 716,619 TEU of containers in May 2025, 5% less than 2024. After 10 straight months of year-over-year growth, overall cargo volume slowed due…
(Port of Los Angeles Photograph)

Port of LA Adopts $2.7B FY25/26 Budget

The Los Angeles Harbor Commission on June 12 signed off on the Port of Los Angeles’ $2.7 billion budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26, which is said to reflect the…
ITS Logistics U.S. Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index for June 2025. (Image Courtesy of ITS Logistics)

ITS Logistics Issues June US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index

Trans-shipment delays in Asia signal an impending U.S. import surge, spurring an early retail peak, according to ITS Logistics’ recently released June forecast for its US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index.…
Commentary

If All Else Fails, Attempt to Merge

Investors await the next leg of Class I rail earnings growth as the PSR story moves toward the rear-view mirror. This report explores the factors at play that can drive…
(Union Pacific Photograph)

AAR: U.S. Rail Traffic Dips in Week 23

The Association of American Railroads in reporting freight rail traffic for the week ending June 7, 2025 (Week 23), noted that total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 483,807 carloads and…
Commentary

The State of the Rails: Memorial Day Effect, CPKC IT Cutover

Operating data for the week of May 26 highlighted the first of the four big public holidays that typically accelerate the U.S. Class I networks, due to the temporary reduction…
(Image Courtesy of Railway Age)

Now On Line: Railway Age June 2025 Digital Edition

Railway Age’s June 2025 issue is now available digitally, featuring the annual Guide to Equipment Leasing.

Industrial Development Briefs: Hybar, T Bros Oil & Gas Co.

Hybar, LLC (Hybar) produces its first rebar at its new steel mini mill in Osceola, Ark. Also, T Bros Oil & Gas Co. announces the grand opening of a new…
Commentary

Temporary Western Intermodal Slump Continues; CSX Update

We’ve now seen three weeks of suppressed intermodal volumes at Union Pacific and BNSF due to the China air pocket effect, which is a lagging consequence of the 145% U.S.…
“We’re advancing a new #LaboratoriesCanada facility in #Ottawa—the future home of the Transportation Safety and Technology Science hub, where @TSBCanada and @NRC_CNRC scientists will study safer transportation,” Public Services and Procurement Canada reported via social media on May 30. (Public Services and Procurement Canada rendering)

Canada to Launch Federal Transportation Safety Research Facility

The Government of Canada has marked the first step in its establishment of a Transportation Safety and Technology Science (TSTS) hub, which will serve as a shared space for the…

BNSF, JBHT, GMXT Launch ‘Quantum de México’ 

BNSF, J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (JBHT) and Grupo Mexico Transportes SAB de CV (GMXT, better known as Ferromex) have launched “Quantum de México, a J.B. Hunt, BNSF and GMXT…
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