Intermodal

Canada’s Federal Court of Appeals on Oct. 4, 2024, dismissed a lower court’s ruling halting CN’s construction of an intermodal terminal, the C$250 million Milton Logistics Hub, in the GTHA…

The Port of Montreal Authority (MPA) on May 7 released the Port of Montreal’s 2024 operating results, showing “stable volumes” compared to 2023, $143 million in operating results, and $22.6…

North American carload and intermodal traffic for the first 18 weeks of 2025 (ending May 3) was up 3.4% from the prior-year period, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported…

Norfolk Southern (NS) and The Port of Virginia are offering shippers an opportunity to reduce carbon emissions via the new “RailGreen Corridor” between Norfolk Harbor and Virginia Inland Port (VIP),…

More than 300 freight rail industry representatives—from Class I’s and short lines to suppliers and contractors, and the major associations that represent them—are coming together in force on and around…

On May 5, Congressmen John Moolenaar (R-MI), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), and Craig Goldman (R-TX) introduced the Lifting Overburdensome Commerce Obstructions and Motives Act (the LOCOMOTIVES Act), which aims to “limit…

Total intermodal volume rose 6.3% in first-quarter 2025, marking the sixth consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth, reported the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) in its latest quarterly report. International…

The past couple of weeks you may have noticed that BNSF and Union Pacific have been running an increasingly tight ship as they shake off the last vestiges of winter…

Railway Age’s sixth annual Readers’ Most Influential Leaders online poll garnered nominations for many active (non-retired) people from all areas of the North American railway industry.

Total U.S. rail traffic was up for the ninth consecutive week, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) latest report.

As the flooding effects in Tennessee and Kentucky dissipated, CSX was able to get the network moving in the right direction in the week ending April 18. Average train speed,…

Railway Age is pleased to present the sixth-annual “Readers’ Influential Leaders” program honorees.

Union Pacific’s first-quarter 2025 financial results indicate a “solid start” to the year. Though earnings per diluted share and operating income were flat, “reflecting a 7% headwind from fuel and…

Total U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 19, 2025 (Week 16) was up 4.5% from the prior-year period, with gains in both carloads and intermodal volume, according to…

Ports of Indiana and Metro Ports have signed a five-year extension of their bulk terminal operating agreement at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor, “reaffirming both organizations’ commitment to growing bulk cargo…

The Long Tail of Car Inventory Normalization: Last week we highlighted CSX’s battle to overcome significant flooding in Tennessee and Kentucky, due to storms from April 2-6. Last week’s data…

Weather-related disruptions—winter storms and flooding—and major infrastructure rebuild projects combined to create a difficult first-quarter 2025 for CSX, impacting network performance, revenue and income. CSX’s first-quarter 2025 operating income was…

CEO PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE, APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Challenges and opportunities are always a factor in our industry. Because we move products that people use every day that fuel the economy,…

The Port of Los Angeles processed 778,406 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in March, a 4.7% increase over the previous year, the Port reported on April 11. The Port ended the…

ITS Logistics on April 10 reported that “frontloading continued through March, with the expectation that the industry should see strong import volumes through April as containers with front-loaded inventory, which…