Rail

Port of Coos Bay celebrates 100 years

The Port of Coos Bay is celebrating 100 years of the completion of Coos Bay rail line when the first train left North Bend for Eugene in 1916. In honor of the centennial, a three day  Port of Coos Bay at the Railroad Centennial Celebration is occurring on August 5th -7th! The celebration kicks off with North Bend Day on August 5th. Visit the various North Bend downtown businesses at the ... [+]

FECR customers outline ease of use for new EZ Buy tool

Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) recently debuted a new online quoting tool, EZ Buy. The tool provides an online price quote and booking system for customers to ‘buy’ door-to-door intermodal transactional freight between the Southeast U.S. markets and the South Florida markets. One of the key ... [+]

BNSF Railway EVP Operations Chief Greg Fox to retire

Greg Fox, executive vice president, Operations, plans to retire after more than 30 years with the railroad. Fox has served in that role since November 2010. Succeeding Fox as executive vice president, Operations, will be Dave Freeman effective June 1. Freeman will oversee the entire Operations ... [+]

BNSF sustainable campus project saves water, adds color

These wildflowers are firewheels, also known as Indian blankets, and right now they're covering much of BNSF Railway's headquarters campus in Fort Worth, Texas. They're part of a BNSF sustainability initiative that has already saved 2.5 million gallons of water. Since October 2015, the railroad has ... [+]

Study Reveals Growth in Intermodal Freight

According to Forecast, a collaboration between the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and IHS Global Insight, overall freight tonnage will grow 23.5% from 2013 to 2025 and freight revenues will surge 72%. “We continue to see growth for the entire freight economy – but we also see ... [+]

March 2016 North American Freight Numbers

All five transportation modes carried less U.S. freight by value with North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico in March 2016 compared to March 2015. The total value of cross-border freight carried on all modes fell 5.8% from 2015 to $90.5 billion ... [+]

FRA Announces $25m for Rail Infrastructure Safety Upgrades

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently announced that it is accepting applications from local governments, states and railroads for $25 million in competitive grants to increase rail safety.  Applicants can request funds for safety improvements to railroad infrastructure, including railroad ... [+]

FRA Releases List of Railroad Crossings with Most Incidents over Last Decade

As the next step in its ongoing efforts to increase safety at railroad crossings, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently released a list of railroad crossings in the United States where multiple incidents have occurred in recent years. The list includes ... [+]

First Trains Arrive JAXPORT’s New $30m Rail Terminal

JAXPORT's newly completed Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) at Dames Point is being used in support of a high-level military training exercise this month in advance of its official opening to commercial container movements later this year. Prior to the start of the ICTF’s ... [+]

Germany Calls for $300B in Infrastructure Improvements

Germany's federal government has gotten the message that good infrastructure translates to good trade. Recently, the German government announced plans to invest nearly US$300 billion as part of its national infrastructure plan, or Bundesverkehrswegeplan. The budget is nearly US$100 billion less, however, than the last Bundesverkehrswegeplan ... [+]

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