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Union Pacific last fall reported utilizing technology and enhancing security to protect its customers’ cargo, its property, and its employees. (UP Photograph)

Legislation Introduced to Combat Supply Chain, Retail Theft

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. David Joyce (R-Ohio) on April 10 introduced legislation to target the rise in theft, fraud, and other organized crimes against retail…
Tracy Robinson. (Photograph Courtesy of CN)
Commentary

Building for Growth: CN’s Commitment to a Stronger, More Resilient Supply Chain

CEO PERSPECTIVES, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: At CN, our purpose is clear: We power the economy. As railroaders, this is what we do every day. We have the privilege of…
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Kearney Growing Transportation Management, Logistics Services Business

The Kearney Companies, Inc., (Kearney) a third-party logistics (3PL) firm based in New Orleans, La., has reported completing an expansion of its transportation management and logistics service offerings. The firm…
(CN Photograph)

AAR: North American Rail Volume Up Through Week 14

For the first 14 weeks of 2025, ending April 5, North American carload and intermodal traffic was up 3.3% from the same point last year, the Association of American Railroads…
Ed Boyle, Vice President Engineering at Norfolk Southern, was one of the 10 Most Influential Industry Leaders, as selected by Railway Age subscribers in 2024. (NS Photograph)

‘Influential Industry Leader’ Nominations Due Today, April 9

Railway Age is calling on subscribers to submit their nominations by 5 p.m. ET today, April 9, for the sixth-annual 10 Most Influential Industry Leaders poll.
Commentary

CPKC’s Strategic Vision for Growth, Innovation and Sustainability 

CEO PERSPECTIVES, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Two years ago, we created the first single-line railway connecting the United States, Canada and Mexico with what I believe is the most…
Commentary

Freight Rail: Backbone of a Resilient, Multi-Modal Supply Chain 

CEO PERSPECTIVES, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Freight rail remains the backbone of the nation’s transportation system, seamlessly linking industries, businesses and consumers. New analysis from AAR economists transforms abstract…
Commentary

‘This is Nuts! I Feel Like I Am in a Bad Movie’

Leave it to Eric Starks, Chairman of FTR Transportation Intelligence, to cut right to the chase on how POTUS 47’s worldwide tariff torpedoes and retaliatory strikes from “friend and foe…
(Screen Grab of International Intermodal Center in Northern Alabama from Port of Huntsville video)

North Alabama Inland Port Marks Second Consecutive Year of Growth

The Port of Huntsville, Ala., on April 3 reported that 2024 was the second consecutive year of cargo operations growth and the best year since 2008 for rail lifts at…
An Evertrak 7000 installation on a Class I in the Southeastern United States (High Decay Zone 5). (Evertrak Photograph)

Rail Reinforcers

RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Railway Age’s annual report on crossties offers market insights and the latest performance-boosting, sustainable products from suppliers.
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Port of Savannah: Busiest March on Record

The Port of Savannah, Ga., handled 534,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in March, rising 22.5% or 98,000 TEUs from the prior-year period and representing a second consecutive monthly record, Georgia…
Commentary

REF 2025: Searching for Sanity in ‘Interesting’ Times

FINANCIAL EDGE, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: The 39th Rail Equipment Finance Conference, held March 2-5, 2025, reflected an atmosphere of cautious optimism in very uncertain (some say crazy) times,…

TexAmericas Center Expands Spring Creek Holdings Contract

TexAmericas Center, which owns and operates one of the largest mixed-use industrial parks in the U.S., has renewed its contract with Spring Creek Holdings LLC, which specializes in woodyard operations,…
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BNSF, NS, NWSA Trimming PNW-to-Chicago Transit Time

BNSF, Norfolk Southern (NS) and the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) are together offering faster service from the Pacific Northwest (PNW) to and connecting through Chicago.
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Railway Age’s April 2025 Digital Edition On Line

The April 2025 issue of Railway Age is now available digitally, with special reports on freight cars from Railinc and on growing and sustaining our vibrant industry from top thought…
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AAR: U.S. Rail Traffic Climb Continues in Week 13

U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 29, 2025 (Week 13) came in at 513,553 carloads and intermodal units, up 8.6% from the same point last year, based on…

CPKC, Lanco Group/Mi-Jack Sell PCRC to APM Terminals

Following 28 years of joint ownership, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and the Lanco Group/Mi-Jack have sold the Panama Canal Railway Company (PCRC) to APM Terminals, a global terminal operator…

POLB: $3.2B 10-Year Capex Plan

The Port of Long Beach plans to invest $3.2 billion over the next 10 years in capital projects that “drive efficiency and make cargo operations more sustainable.” The plan includes…
STV’s Paul Bobby (left) and Ports of Indiana’s Doug Caylor. (Photographs courtesy of their respective organizations)

People News: STV, Ports of Indiana

STV elevates Paul Bobby to Illinois Area Manager. Also, Doug Caylor joins the Ports of Indiana as Business Development Director.

Class I Briefs: BNSF, NS

BNSF provides an intermodal network update for the week ending March 25, 2025. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) takes part in the 2025 Women in Operations Summit and kicks off the…
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