Rail

Schneider to add Mexico to upper Midwest intermodal service

Schneider National Inc. announced on April 21 that it will offer customers intermodal service on the newly merged Canadian Pacific Kansas City, which connects the upper Midwest of the United States and Mexico.Schneider will be a strategic intermodal carrier on CPKC’s north-south flagship intermodal service between Chicago and all major points in Mexico.“It is a natural fit to pair CPKC’s rail operating excellence and Schneider’s superior dray execution to provide ... [+]

Rehabilitative work to 10 steel bridges on Coos Bay Rail Line concludes

In 2019, the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay received a grant of $20 million through the BUILD program from the Federal government and matching funds of $5 million from the State of Oregon to complete a comprehensive rehabilitation program for 15 steel bridges along ... [+]

Kalmar’s first heavy electric forklift

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has secured an order from Austrian rail logistics service provider Innofreight Solutions GmbH (Innofreight) for a Kalmar heavy electric forklift – the first of its kind to be delivered to a customer anywhere in the world. The order was booked in ... [+]

Port of Virginia on schedule

Port of Virginia® is on schedule to complete the expansion of its rail operation at Norfolk International Terminals (NIT) in 2024 and in doing so boost the port’s capacity to handle rail cargo by more than 35%.“Modernizing and expanding the capability at NIT’s Central Rail ... [+]

New daily rail service into Tennessee

Beginning April 1, The Port of Virginia® will expand its westward reach with a new daily rail service between the port’s primary container terminals and Norfolk Southern’s regional intermodal terminal near Memphis.“It’s an important step west and south for The Port of Virginia,” said Stephen ... [+]

BNSF to build new rail complex in Barstow

BNSF Railway recently announced plans to invest more than $1.5 billion to construct a state-of-the-art master-planned rail facility in Southern California – and the first being developed by a Class 1 railroad.The Barstow International Gateway will be an approximately 4,500-acre new integrated rail facility on ... [+]

Tentative Rail Agreement Protects America’s Supply Chains

Following the announcement made late on September 14 that a tentative agreement has been reached between freight railroads and rail labor organizations – avoiding a shutdown of the nation’s freight rail system – American Apparel & Footwear Association President and CEO, Steve Lamar, offers cautious ... [+]

U.S. government makes contingency plans for rail shutdown

This in from Reuters: President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday made contingency plans aiming to ensure deliveries of critical goods in the event of a shutdown of the U.S. rail system while pressing railroads and unions to reach a deal to avoid a work stoppage affecting ... [+]

Port of Corpus Christi and Watco’s Texas Coastal Celebrate Unveiling

Watco’s newest short line, the Texas Coastal Bend Railroad (TCBR), unveiled two locomotives emblazoned with the Port of Corpus Christi logo at a ribbon-cutting ceremony today.The locomotives are part of Watco’s five locomotive investment that will serve multiple customers at the Port of Corpus Christi. ... [+]

KCS to invest in Celaya Railway Bypass

Kansas City Southern and its affiliate Kansas City Southern de México, S.A. de C.V. (KCSM) announced on July 20 that KCSM has reached an agreement with the Mexican Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (SICT) to fund a new investment in the Celaya-NBA Line Railway ... [+]

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