US strikes warded off, for now
A railway strike in the US has in all likelihood been warded off, as a tentative deal was drawn up by railways companies and unions and the Biden administration on Thursday morning (local time). A...Read more
BNSF loosens shipping embargo on westbound shipments to California
BNSF Railway, one of the largest freight railroad networks in North America, is loosening its embargo for some westbound traffic moving to destinations in California due to recent gains in speed of service across its...Read more
US rail freight reform needed to compensate for bad performance
After years of freedom in American rail transport, control over the railroad companies seem to be tightened. The reason: the lagging transport performance, an indirect consequence of the corona pandemic.Read more
Massive parcel theft from trains in Los Angeles
US rail freight company Union Pacific has highlighted a sharp increase in cargo theft from its trains in Los Angeles County over the past year. In 2021, there was a 160 per cent increase in...Read moreUS to ‘build back better’, huge investments in rail
The US Congress has approved a comprehensive package of infrastructure investments. Sixty-six billion dollars will go to the national rail network. The approval is an important victory for President Joe Biden, who proposed the package...Read more
In the US, freight is held accountable for passenger delays
Whereas in Europe the debate continues on whether freight trains should be prioritised over passenger services, in the US the argument is the other way around. The US Senate last week introduced legislation that could...Read more
Earth Day calls for more intermodal worldwide
Today, Thursday 22 April it is Earth Day, also the start of the World Leaders Summit on Climate. There is no better day to highlight the benefits of intermodal freight transportation. This is exactly what...Read more
US intermodal traffic ‘trending in right direction’
After a long period of negative sentiment, an upward trend was observed in the US. Intermodal traffic in the week ending 8 August saw the highest level since December 2019 and 30% more than the...Read more
Concerns about US infrastructure extend to railways
The Americans have a way with words, and not just in their descriptive talents, either. Only in America could there be a place called Great Dismal Swamp. Only in America could a place called dismal...Read more
Genesee & Wyoming sold for 6.4 billion Dollars
The American railway company Genesee & Wyoming Inc (G&W) has been sold. Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management Inc and Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC on Monday agreed to acquire the freight railroad owner. The company owns...Read moreAlmost all railways in US operate positive train control
The vast majority of the main freight railroads in the US are operating positive train control (PTC) today: 83,2 per cent of the required Class I PTC route miles. This was concluded by the Association...Read more
New rail freight service to link the US and Mexico
US rail freight company Kansas City Southern (KSC) plans to link SW International Gateway Business Park, located close to Houston, Texas to Mexico by rail and road. In addition, KSC, will offer freight forwarding services...Read more
New rail freight centre in border area US-Mexico
The Mexican subsidiary of the American railway company Kansas City Southern (KCS) will develop a new rail freight logistics centre near Nuevo Laredo, a Mexican border city, in addition to a railway line connecting the...Read more