Rail Freight

Norfolk Southern has cleared the way for more double-stack intermodal trains to use its Heartland Corridor with the opening of a newly improved double-stack rail line between Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio. The Heartland Connector will reduce transit times by one to two days and increase service reliability for double-stack freight traveling to and from the [...]

CSX Corporation has announced fourth quarter 2011 earnings of $0.43 per share, versus $0.38 per share in the same period last year. This represents a 13 percent year-over-year improvement in earnings per share and a fourth quarter record. The results were...

CSX Corporation has announced fourth quarter 2011 earnings of $0.43 per share, versus $0.38 per share in the same period last year. This represents a 13 percent year-over-year improvement in earnings per share and a fourth quarter record. The results were driven by revenues of nearly $3.0 billion, operating income of $841 million and an [...]

Union Pacific Railroad and UPS achieved a 'perfect peak season in 2011 by delivering 100 percent of UPS peak-season freight without a service failure'. "Our goal is to always provide UPS with flawless service, and that is especially important during...

Union Pacific Railroad and UPS achieved a ‘perfect peak season in 2011 by delivering 100 percent of UPS peak-season freight without a service failure’. “Our goal is to always provide UPS with flawless service, and that is especially important during peak season,” said John Kaiser, Union Pacific vice president and general manager – Intermodal. “The [...]

A £50 million fund will 'deliver real benefits for sustainable transport over the next four years' said Transport Minister Keith Brown yesterday. The Minister was speaking as he met with Wardie Primary pupils currently taking part in a Sustrans’ I-bike...

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited has announced that, as part of the Company’s Multi-Year Plan, CP will invest between $1.1 billion and $1.2 billion for infrastructure renewal, network enhancements and expansion projects in 2012. The 2012 Capital Plan will focus on strategic and targeted investments to improve service and increase network capacity while funding business development [...]

CSX has introduced a new program, CSX Select Sites, offering customers an easy way to access certified, rail-ready properties for a variety of industrial uses. The company invites interested parties to view its new web page with easy-to-use, GIS-enabled search...

CSX has introduced a new program, CSX Select Sites, offering customers an easy way to access certified, rail-ready properties for a variety of industrial uses. The company invites interested parties to view its new web page with easy-to-use, GIS-enabled search features that show high-resolution views of topography, rail and road layouts, and other significant characteristics [...]

Norfolk Southern has loaded the largest volume cargo in the history of its Pier 6 coal transloading facility at Lamberts Point in Norfolk. Early on Thursday 12 January, Norfolk Southern finished loading 159,941.45 net tons (145,097.931 metric tons) of metallurgical coal into the M/V Cape Dover, destined for China. That quantity can be used to [...]