Intermodal

BNSF on Jan. 26 announced a $3.6 billion capital plan for 2026 that devotes $2.8 billion to maintenance and $358 million to “expansion and efficiency” projects.

Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka outlines business, community, and environmental projects in his 2026 State of the Port address. Also, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) releases the…

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) on Jan. 22 announced that the Blue Ridge Connector, the Georgis Ports’ latest addition to its inland rail network, is now 95% complete and will…

CSX posted 4Q25 operating income of $1.11 billion and net earnings of $720 million, or $0.39 per share, compared to   $1.11 billion and $733 million, or $0.38 per share, in…

Together with Prairies Economic Development Canada and the Province of Manitoba, the Arctic Gateway Group (AGG), Winnipeg Airports Authority (WAA), and CentrePort Canada Inc. on Jan. 20 reported signing a…

Norfolk Southern (NS) on Jan. 21 reported launching East Edge, a newly cleared double-stack intermodal corridor connecting Chicago and New England. It replaces a single-stack route, reducing transit times by…

The 2026 edition of Railway Age’s Next-Gen Freight Rail (NGFR) conference, March 10 at the Union League Club of Chicago, brings together many stakeholders involved with the proposal to create…

U.S. rail traffic was up slightly for the second week of the year* (ending Jan. 17), the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Jan. 21. Volume came in at 505,385…

Port of Long Beach, Calif., (POLB) sets a cargo record in 2025 and expects 2026 to be “another busy year shaped by changes in trade policies, tariff normalization and shifts…

The proposed merger of Class I’s Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern is unlikely to significantly improve the fortunes of North America’s rail freight market, writes Railway Age Contributing Editor Jim…

Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) appoints Mariia Zimmerman as Director. Also, the League of Railway Women (LRW) recognizes Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Dianne Barnett as 2025 Railway Woman…

Improving the general public’s perception of freight and passenger rail is going to require a complex balancing act: Not only does the public need to understand and appreciate the economic…

Despite a snow squall that snarled traffic and shut down Chicago’s airports for a couple of hours, the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) opened its 2026 Winter Meeting with…

ITS Logistics issues its U.S. Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index for January. Also, CN sends a “Supply Chain Salute” to the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columba, which it serves…

Locomotive DESX 1305 is now part of Abitibi Connex’s multimodal logistics operations in Iroquois Falls, Ontario. Also, Patriot Rail welcomes the first railcars into the Rocky Mountain Rail Park.

This is the first in a five-part series about railroad growth coming from truck conversions. Given Union Pacific’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern, their Dec. 19, 2025 Surface Transportation Board…

Eastern railroad volumes finished 2025 weaker than expected, and we have lowered 4Q25 estimates. We remain below consensus on Union Pacific, and lower 2026 EPS estimates below consensus for all…

Total North American carload and intermodal traffic rose 7.7% for the first week of the new year (ending Jan. 10, 2026) compared with the same period in 2025, the Association…

Fewer than six months after scrapping a rail labor, management and supplier-supported Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is restoring it, but with a smaller membership…

The Broe Group, based in Denver, Colo., appoints Tammy Middleton as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel for its OmniTRAX and Broe Real Estate Group affiliates. Also, Jimmi Sue Smith…