The campaign is part of a broader effort to prevent the spillage of the tiny pellets during their transport.

“Ice jacking” led to the February derailment of a CN crude train in Ontario, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

Volume declines for coal and energy, as well as customers’ changing business conditions, are factors behind the facility’s July closure.

The Class I’s have reached 100% compliance with three of the five categories required to reach full implementation.

Intermodal volumes actually grew year-over-year.

The railway hopes to build its intermodal presence in the East and bolster the network serving Toronto, Montreal and the U.S. Midwest.

Some volumes have been diverted to the Port of Halifax and other East Coast ports.

Although the order volume for new railcars could be “lumpy” industry-wide, the railcar manufacturer hopes to take advantage of increased inquiries.

The unions filed a lawsuit against the Class I railroads, saying the railroads refuse to discuss changes to certain healthcare benefit provisions during the collective bargaining process.

The COVID-19 pandemic dented BNSF’s profits and lowered rail volumes in the second quarter.

Arbitrators determined that KCS has the ability to use its Mexican crew members instead of its U.S.-based crews on a nine-mile stretch between the U.S. border and the Laredo rail yard.

The short line operator is working with local economic development commissions to develop rail-ready sites for industrial use.

U.S. carloads fall nearly 18%, although intermodal traffic slipped by only 1%.

The rule outlines seven ways to determine whether a shipper is facing market dominance, or a situation in which shippers have limited rail shipping options. But the effectiveness of the new rule remains to be seen, some say.

Technology’s footprint in CSX’s operational, sustainability and safety practices was readily apparent, according to the company’s 2019 environmental, social and governance report.

The railroad’s California police force will not ask for the immgiration status of those it comes across on its network.

Canadian Pacific’s and CN’s estimates of grain they expect to haul in 2020-2021 is in line with past projections.

A Wall Street Journal article suggested Global Infrastructure Partners and the Blackstone Group’s infrastructure segment are considering acquiring KCS.

The proposed rule seeks to require trains operating in Kansas to have at least two crew members in the front locomotive.

As U.S. weekly carloads have trended lower for months, rail industry stakeholders discuss how to relieve the railcar supply glut.

The railroad aims to take market share away from trucks through expanded offerings in the Southwestern and Southeastern U.S.

The funding will be for capital and maintenance projects in eight states.

Incident happened Wednesday morning in Tempe, Arizona.

Second-quarter rail volumes fall by 26%.

Rail equipment manufacturer Wabtect expects sequential rail volume gains to support the company’s global sales in the third and fourth quarters.

Former Union Pacific and CSX executive Cindy Sanborn will replace retiring COO Mike Wheeler.

The nominations of a Republican and Democrat to the Surface Transportation Board are pending before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee.

Trinity took a $369 million impairment charge because leasing small cube covered hoppers exposed the railcar lessor to the frac sand market.

The western U.S. railroad looks to take more market share away from trucks.

Weekly volumes for U.S. intermodal units were only 1.7% lower than the same period in 2019.

Coronavirus pandemic and economic uncertainty weigh on UP’s second-quarter earnings.

Volumes have been recovering swiftly, but headwinds make it difficult to predict when pre-coronavirus levels will fully return.

The COVID-19 pandemic and a slumping economy dent CSX’s earnings.

Despite a 12% drawdown in volumes, CP reached a record second-quarter operating ratio of 57%.

The COVID-19 pandemic dampened second-quarter revenue by 9%.

The expectation that North American consumers will help drive intermodal traffic comes as the railway’s second-quarter volumes were hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

Unadjusted net income for the second quarter falls nearly 60% from the same period in 2019.

These factors are dampening lease rates and renewal activity, the company said during its second-quarter earnings call on Tuesday.

The reduction in employee levels comes as the railroads deploy cost-cutting measures to match network capacity needs with market demand.

The railroad plans to keep operational changes such as reduced train starts and longer trains even as volumes rebound.

The railroad experienced a 23% dip in revenue as carload volumes fell 21%.

The U.S. Border Patrol aided the individual when the train arrived in San Diego, Texas.

Federal agencies in a “friend of the court” filing say discussions among Class I railroads can be admissible as evidence in dozens of lawsuits involving alleged price fixing.

U.S. rail traffic is still facing double-digit percentage declines amid trade uncertainties and the coronavirus pandemic.

A study commissioned by the Coalition Against Bigger Trucks suggests that modifying federal rules to allow for heavier and longer trucks could result in diverting roughly 25% of U.S. rail traffic to trucks.

The Nebraska Public Service Commission is preparing to file a complaint against BNSF, Union Pacific and Nebraska Central over blocked highway-rail grade crossings in Grand Island.

Railcar manufacturer Greenbrier trimmed its output and headcount in its fiscal year third quarter in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Weekly U.S. intermodal volumes rise nearly 8% amid the easing of social distancing restrictions that began before the July Fourth holiday weekend. But can intermodal traffic sustain that increase amid pandemic uncertainties?

With no end in sight to the pandemic in North America, BMWED says railroads should enhance worker safety.

The C$230 million it will spend on the three provinces are on top of C$1.3 billion previously announced for five other provinces.

June grain volumes and second-quarter movements were records for both CN and CP.

Infrastructure provisions passed the U.S. House of Representatives, but they may have trouble finding support in Republican-controlled Senate.

The Federal Railroad Administration and Volpe are in the middle of conducting a survey on how railroaders gather and share information about occupational safety.

CN lays out 2020 capex plans for Nova Scotia, railroad supply group’s head to depart, and Norfolk Southern makes changes to its demurrage and accessorial charges tariffs.

The changes in leadership come as the railroad continues to deploy precision scheduled railroading.

The latest infrastructure bill phases out DB-60 air brake control valves manufactured before January 2006 over concerns about their effectiveness in cold weather.

The former worker is entitled to over $3.1 million in compensatory and punitive damages, lost wages, and front pay.

The revisions encourage technology integration and encourage preventative measures, say some stakeholders.

The funding is part of CN’s capex budget for 2020.

The railway is working on infrastructure improvements amid lower market demand because of the coronavirus.

The Port of Savannah handled the most containerized agricultural export volumes last year among all U.S. ports, according to a national database.

Rail traffic continues to increase after bottoming out in April and May.

Border agents found 48 stowaways attempting to enter the U.S. illegally at rail crossings at the El Paso, Texas, port of entry.

Company cites sharp, pandemic-induced drop in rail volumes.

New provisions seek a comprehensive review of the U.S. grade crossing inventory.

Opposing sides shore up as the infrastructure bill gets folded into a trillion-dollar package.

The rule seeks to address Democrats’ concerns about the safety measures the railroads would take in transporting liquefied natural gas.

The rail-related projects awarded federal grants seek to expand infrastructure capacity in the Midwest, Tampa and Houston.

Pandemic-induced rail volume declines, operational changes among reasons for falling employment figures

Weekly rail traffic moved higher week-to-week amid growing builder confidence and higher retail sales in May. But will the upward trend last?

The yard was once the largest hump yard on the railroad’s network.

OmniTrax, a short line operator, says the appointment will help the company capitalize on customer interest for rail-based supply chains.

Rail unions don’t want unemployment and sickness benefits to be subject to government spending cuts.

Class 1 railroads reiterate that some measures they took to cut costs because of the coronavirus could become permanent.

The investment firm published a research update that analyzed Mexico’s likelihood of changing its rail regulatory structure.

The executive vice president witnessed the implementation of PSR at a number of railroads over his 50-year career.

British Columbia seeks to ramp up its export capacity of propane at Canadian west coast ports, and CN is the only Class I railway serving the Port of Prince Rupert.

With the second half of the year just weeks away, Class I rail executives are eyeing at least some recovery in rail volumes as shelter-in-place restrictions ease.

Freight railroads could see secondary benefits if projects improve a region’s network flow.

BNSF and others are monitoring their rail networks as Cristobal moves up the Mississippi River Valley.

The tropical storm, expected to make landfall Sunday evening, could cause shipment delays because of potential flooding.

Labor groups praise bill’s contents but key freight rail group is “disappointed.”

The railroad’s deployment of precision scheduled railroading resulted in faster and longer trains and reduced car sorting, according to the company’s recent sustainability report.

Although rail traffic is still down significantly over 2019, that wide difference in volumes could be slowly starting to narrow.

Investments in recent years to expand capacity along their western Canadian grain networks have paid off for Canadian Pacific and CN.

CP has said the acquisition of the U.S. and Canadian operations of the short line railroad would boost CP’s reach into eastern Canada, as well as grow CP’s network into about 13,000 miles coast-to-coast over six Canadian provinces and 11 U.S. states.

The changes come as the eastern U.S. railroad enters another year of precision scheduled railroading.

Dredging efforts and rail capacity expansions at the Southeastern U.S. ports are part of a broader regional strategy to capture more Midwest-bound container traffic on the East Coast.

Shippers’ lawsuits on alleged price fixing on fuel surcharges see continued activity. A hearing is scheduled in August.

The waivers were given to passenger and freight railroads because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Twelve projects in nine states get funding to upgrade track and rail crossings and other types of rail infrastructure.

Despite U.S. rail traffic remaining sharply lower on a year-over-year basis, rail volumes for commodities such as grain and motor vehicles and parts helped to push volumes higher on a week-to-week basis.

The bipartisan bill seeks to streamline the application process and lower the application costs for a loan program for short line and passenger railroads.

The coronavirus pandemic and declining coal volumes hit employee levels at freight and passenger rail companies.

A new rule adopted by the Surface Transportation Board, effective July 20, calls for the Class I railroads to report when railcars designated for chemicals or plastics are held for longer than two days.

The Class I railroads are hoping that the restart of U.S. automotive production will be one of the first significant steps towards growing rail volumes. Automakers are resuming production as weekly U.S. carloads tumble 30% year-over-year, the widest decline since 1988.

The fourth quarter of 2020 or the first quarter of 2021 might be when the intermodal sector will see some volume growth. But truck capacity, fuel pricing and pandemic uncertainties make a recovery hard to pin down.

Interoperability between host and tenant railroads nears 60% at the end of the first quarter, up from 48% in December.

Actions by the Surface Transportation Board and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada show both agencies exploring whether there is a need to modify existing regulations.

As Congress and the White House consider short- and longer-term funding infrastructure needs, the railroads want to ensure that the rail sector is part of the discussion.