railcars

Union Pacific recently won a state court ruling in a legal battle to close a rail car shop in Palestine, Texas.

Data visibility tech providers IntelliTrans and Nexxiot have created a product designed to give bulk and break-bulk shippers information about a rail car’s whereabouts.

Trade groups are supporting the reintroduction of a U.S. House bill to spur the industry to produce new rail cars or modernize existing ones through a tax credit.

A bipartisan group of U.S. representatives is supporting a bill that would encourage companies to replace or modernize older freight railcars via a tax credit.

AskWaves answers why rail industry observers like to keep track of the number of railcars in storage. Hint: It has to do with broader economic trends.

Four shipper associations have asked the Surface Transportation Board to see if demurrage charges can be applied to privately owned railcars to improve the flow of railcars through the network.

TrinityRail will permanently close a plant in Vidor, Texas, laying off 59 workers by April 30.

The $229 million deal comes as CAI International seeks to focus on its containing leasing business.

Freight trains can carry a multitude of cargo, with car variations to serve each type.

GameAbove Capital takes equity stake in Pro-Tech Group’s patented technology for better utilization of empty railcars.

About 25% of the total railcar fleet is in storage of one kind or another. Jim Blaze writes about best practices of rail storage.

The active railcar fleet fell by 25% in May. Multiple headwinds face railcar demand, but volumes may be turning a corner.

Railroads once carried much of the fresh produce across the U.S. Can they do it again? Jim Blaze explores the topic in his latest commentary.

Spare aircraft engine dispositions stave off weakened demand for railcars in North America.

FreightCar America sees net loss more than double as it navigates the downside of railcar demand. The company’s cost restructuring remains on track.

Market View commentator Jim Blaze writes about the advantages short line railroads offer to shippers.

FreightCar America entered a joint venture to build a new manufacturing facility in Mexico as part of its cost improvement initiative.

Market Voice Jim Blaze writes about rail intermodal and what is happening to this area of the railroad sector.

Jim Blaze writes about the pros and cons of shippers owning or leasing their own freight railcars to move their products.

Market expert Jim Blaze explains the economics behind railcars. He also provides information about the various types of railcars and what market conditions the railroads are facing as they seek to “right-size” their fleets.

A Trinity Industries subsidiary has bought 230 acres in Iowa to construct a multi-million-dollar railcar maintenance facility. The facility’s location in Butler County will give Trinity access to the Class I railroad network and the upper Midwest, Trinity said.