Intermodal

Focusing solely on fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 numbers, CSX experienced a difficult year—but the numbers don’t paint an accurate picture. Events beyond CSX’s control—the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in…

Union Pacific’s 4Q24 and Full-Year (FY) 2024 financial results (download below) reflected revenue carload growth, and improvements in freight car velocity, employee productivity, operating income and operating ratio. The Class…

In 2024, Norfolk Southern customers advanced 149 industrial development projects, representing $4.3 billion in investment for new or expanded facilities on NS or a connecting Class II or III. Of…

For the first three weeks of the year, ending Jan. 18, 2025, North American carload and intermodal traffic was up 8.9% from the prior-year period, the Association of American Railroads…

The January forecast for ITS Logistics’ US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index shows that operations throughout North American ports and ramps “are running relatively smoothly and are expected to remain so…

The 2025 edition of Railway Age’s Next-Gen Freight Rail (NGFR) conference will feature Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) President and CEO and two-time Railroader of the Year Keith Creel in…

BNSF sees “some improved service performance” following weather challenges across its core network. Also, a CSX locomotive shop reaches a safety milestone.

The Midwest Association of Rail Shippers held its Winter meeting in Schaumburg, Ill., Jan 14-16. Katie Farmer, President and CEO of BNSF, opened the conference with her usual crisp and…

Railway Age is pleased to announce the 25 “Fast Trackers” selected for this year’s 25 Under 40 awards program.

Here, we look at weekly operating data through Jan. 10. U.S. West Coast container imports were strong last year, particularly in the second half, driven initially by diversions from the…

The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) on Jan. 16 reported that all Port of Montreal activities are “back to normal” after fully resuming two months ago as directed by the Canada…

Surface Transportation Board Chairperson Robert E. Primus has rung a tocsin, alleging a toxin is skulking about in the rough-and-tumble environment of railroad-shipper relations despite the lawfulness of capitalist acts…

Continued coordination between public and private entities through data sharing, as well as meaningful dialogue between federal, state and local officials over issues such as land use, are necessary conditions…

The Port of Los Angeles promotes Artie Mandel to Director of Government Affairs. Also, Grace Baird joins HDR as Overhead Contact Systems Practice Lead; and Norfolk Southern Executive Vice President…

Total North American carload and intermodal traffic rose 1.5% through the first two weeks of the new year compared with the same period in 2024, the Association of American Railroads…

Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) President announces his retirement from the agency. Also, Sound Transit (Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority) names first Chief Strategy Officer; Port of Los Angeles appoints…

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) on Jan. 13 announced that it has been awarded $1 million from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its Louisiana International Terminal (LIT)…

In recent weeks, we’ve been highlighting positive trends in some of the operating metrics, and this augurs well for 2025, particularly on a year-over-year basis in the first half. Some…

The Port of Benton in Washington state will fund improvements to its Southern Connection industrial rail line from Columbia Center Blvd. in Kennewick to Horn Rapids Road in Richland using…

Among the incoming President’s favored, frequently used words is “deal,” defined as “an agreement entered into by two or more parties for their mutual benefit, especially in a business or…