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FEC Railway Delivers 1st Volkswagen Atlas

Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway unloaded the first U.S. rail shipment of Volkswagen’s new 2018 Atlas SUVs the week of May 15. The vehicles were shipped into its Miami auto terminal and were delivered to dealerships. As one of FEC’s key commodities, the railroad moves hundreds of thousands of new and used automobiles annually. Its Miami auto facility delivers efficient transit service, with processes and procedures contributing to very low damage.   [+]

Fast Train Connection from Northern Europe to Asia Gathers Interest

The new connection between Finland, Russia, Kazakhstan and China was presented at the RailGate Finland –China Express Seminar in Helsinki on March 2017. The potential operators from Kazakhstan introduced themselves in the seminar. “Fast connections are of great importance to export and import companies. This route ... [+]

Port of Everett Starts Construction on New Rail Line

Granite Construction started construction this month on a new 3,300 lineal foot double rail siding near the South Terminal to support international cargo movement at the Port of Everett. In February, the Port Commission awarded a $3.4 million contract to the Everatee0based contractor to complete the ... [+]

Kerry Logistics Pioneers as 1st Asia-based Global 3PL on 1st UK-China Freight Train

Kerry Logistics Network Limited, Asia’s leading logistics service provider, participated in the commencement ceremony of the first eastbound freight train from London to Yiwu with the support of a long standing customer for this service. The project is not only a significant step forward in ... [+]

Grupo Mexico to Acquire Florida East Coast Railway Holdings Corp

GMéxico Transportes S.A. de C.V. (GMXT), the transportation business unit of Grupo México, and the Florida East Coast Railway Holdings Corp (FEC) announced on March 28 that they have entered into an agreement under which GMXT will acquire FEC in an all cash transaction. The ... [+]

CenterPoint Inland Port Receives Bond Backings

The CenterPoint Joliet Terminal Railroad LLC in Illinois plans to privately place up to $150 million of unrated Surface Freight Transfer Facilities Revenue Bonds as soon as this spring. Reported by SourceMedia, the intermodal freight facility is one of the only to take advantage ... [+]

CSX Names E. Hunter Harrison as CEO

CSX Corp. announces that it has named E. Hunter Harrison, a proven railroad executive with a well-regarded track record of producing market-leading operating results, as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Mr. Harrison replaces Michael Ward, who announced his decision to retire as Chairman and CEO ... [+]

Canada’s best female golfer named Golf Ambassador for Canadian Pacific

Three-time LPGA Tour winner and eighth-ranked player in the world, Brooke Henderson is joining Canadian Pacific (CP) as its newest ambassador for the CP Women's Open. Henderson will join longtime ambassador Lorie Kane in representing CP and the CP Women's Open over the course of the ... [+]

Norfolk Southern facilitated $4b in industrial investment along rail lines in 2016

Norfolk Southern assisted 71 industries in locating or expanding their businesses along its rail lines in 2016. The 58 new and 13 expanded industries represent an investment of $4.0 billion by Norfolk Southern customers and are expected to create more than 4,600 new jobs in the ... [+]

BNSF employees clearing heavy snow from track

Given the heavy pounding of snowfall that has been inflicting the US West, BNSF employees have been hard at work clearing the tracks along parts of its network in the north. Railroading means operating in the elements, but BNSF team members know how to work ... [+]

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