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MOD - Coverage from 2019 on Progressive Railroading
Freight News
- U.S. freight-rail volume decline continued in Week 51
- BNSF-served Port of Quincy launches terminal expansion
- Freight-rail union calls on FRA to require air brake valve replacement
- U.S. railroads report another dip in traffic
- U.S. rail traffic slump continued in Week 49
- AAR: Uncertainty hurt rail traffic in November
- PANYNJ, ExpressRail set records in October
- North American rail volume dipped in Week 47
- Iowa terminal to serve as Midwest hub for new intermodal service
- Canadian Pacific to build transload facility in Montreal
- Rail supplier news from HDI, MODE, SunteckTTS, Holland and Cylus (Nov. 22)
- North American freight railroads post another traffic decline
- WSDOT seeks input on transportation improvement program
- Pennsylvania OKs multimodal infrastructure projects for funding
- U.S. rail traffic fell in November's first week
- Rail supplier news from Alstom, Tideworks, WSP and WAGO (Nov. 13)
- USDOT announces $900 million in FY2019 BUILD grant awards
- USDOT awards grant for Jaxport terminal improvements
- U.S. freight-rail traffic downturn continued through October
- CN serves new Saskatchewan intermodal terminal
- IANA: Intermodal downturn continued in Q3
- U.S. freight railroads log another traffic decline
- CP explores growth with short lines, transload operators at 'Connect' conference
- North American rail traffic slump continues
- U.S. railroads haul more petroleum, chemicals in Week 41
- UP devises intermodal terminal app for truck drivers' mobile devices
- U.S. freight-rail traffic slide continues into October
- BNSF, YRC Freight expand intermodal business with new containers
- Rail supplier news from FreightCar America, Robel, Icomera, AIS, MERMEC and Transdev (Sept. 27)
- U.S. freight railroads post traffic decline in Week 38
- Georgia Southern wins IANA Academic Challenge
- Georgia port marks more growth in container volume
- Schneider announces rail dray intermodal service
- Alaska Railroad issues RFQ for dock replacement project
- U.S. freight-rail traffic down 3.7 percent so far in 2019
- North Carolina DOT recognized for multimodal awards program
- Wisconsin DOT seeks applicants for multimodal grant program
- Retail federation: Imports surge ahead of more tariffs
- Georgia port authority unveils dual rail service between Savannah, Chicago
- Pennsylvania DOT seeks applicants for multimodal grants
- CN, Evergreen Line renew intermodal agreement
- CN, COSCO extend intermodal pact
- AAR: Weaker manufacturing, trade affected rail traffic in August
- AAR: U.S. rail traffic fell 5.9 percent in Week 34
- U.S. rail traffic fell 5.2 percent in Week 33
- South Carolina port records busiest July
- CN, CSX announce new intermodal service
- Intermodal group to honor Fenimore, Mayes
- U.S. rail traffic fell for sixth straight month in July
- IANA to honor Branscum, Wilson with Silver Kingpin Award
- IANA: North American intermodal volume fell in Q2
- U.S. railroads log another weekly traffic decline
- Schneider kicks off intermodal service at BNSF Barstow ramp
- Rail supplier news from Trinity, NRE, Wabtec, Cervello, Systra, DNJ Intermodal and RSI (July 26)
- U.S. rail traffic down, Canadian traffic up in Week 29
- USDOT grant to fund short-line rail infrastructure work in northeast Louisiana
- Transition to new operating plan was 'smooth,’ NS says
- U.S. rail traffic down 5.6 percent in Week 28
- West Virginia authority seeks to lease NS-served inland port to private party
- AAR: U.S. rail traffic tumbled for fifth-straight month in June
- Houston-area port, UP complete first phase of major rail project
- Indiana port processed gargantuan gantry cranes for CSX terminal
- U.S. rail traffic slide continued in Week 25
- Schneider launches intermodal service at CSX ramp in Indianapolis
- Rail supplier news from Thales, Wabtec, Cubic, HDR, Roadrunner, Wasatch and James Street (June 19)
- U.S. rail traffic slump carries into June
- Modesto short-line's Bienvenu elected chair of Beard's board
- U.S. rail carload, intermodal traffic fell in Week 21
- U.S. railroads registered higher carload volume in Week 20
- Rail supplier news from Trinity, Balfour Beatty, Hanson, WSP, CII and NRC (May 22)
- U.S. rail traffic slide continued in Week 19
- CAGTC calls for billions in federal freight infrastructure grants
- Port of Prince Rupert plan outlines future expansion
- UP plans $20 million project for New Mexico block swap yard
- UP to close Rochelle intermodal ramp as part of Chicago-area simplification plan
- U.S. rail traffic much improved, but still down in April, AAR says
- IANA: North American intermodal volume dipped in Q1
- Jacksonville port sports new logo, website
- Moody's lowers North American railroads' outlook to 'stable'
- CN weathers historical cold temps in Q1 to set revenue, traffic records
- Port of Longview initiates rail study, taps Clay to head business development
- CN offers mobile app for truckers at intermodal terminals
- Norfolk Southern serves new rail transfer facility in New York
- U.S. rail traffic decline continued in Week 16
- U.S. railroads' carload volume up, intermodal down in Week 15
- Rail supplier news from RailComm, Koppers, Quandel, Schneider, Knight Nicastro and A. Stucki (April 17)
- CSX set to break ground on Carolina Connector project
- U.S. railroads logged fewer carloads, intermodal units in Week 14
- Canadian Transportation Agency seeks public review of proposed regs
- Port of Muskogee obtains grant for rail upgrade project
- U.S. carload volume tumbled, intermodal picked up in Week 12
- Montreal port terminal poised for second major expansion
- AAR: U.S. railroads registered more traffic declines in Week 11
- CSX, North Carolina DOT eye April groundbreaking for intermodal terminal
- G&W's Rail Link to serve another Louisiana port
- U.S. rail traffic slide continued in Week 10
- Rail supplier news from Siemens, HNTB, OIS, Abloy, Gentry Locke and NRC (March 13)
- AAR: U.S. rail carload, intermodal volumes fell in February
- BNSF announces capex projects for Illinois, Oklahoma
- Port of Vancouver USA rail project recognized for engineering excellence
- U.S. rail traffic down a bit in Week 8
- Walmart tests pilot program that calls for more rail
- U.S. rail carload, intermodal traffic fell in Week 7
- Port Manatee opens trade hub offices in Latin America, Europe
- Carload volume a drag on total U.S. rail traffic in Week 6
- Shippers group calls for increase in twin-trailer standard
- U.S. rail traffic held steady in January
- PANYNJ touts cargo records, PATH ridership in 2018
- Intermodal growth was solid in Q4, IANA says
- U.S. rail traffic dipped in Week 4
- CN scores solid Q4 results, sets record capital spending for 2019
- NS: New records for Q4 operating income, full-year operating ratio
- U.S. rail traffic climbed in Week 3
- UP set income record, advanced Unified Plan in Q4
- Rail supplier news from Dewberry, HNTB, Roadrunner, Alstom and Trimble (Jan. 23)
- Port of LA broke annual cargo record
- KCS: Financial records in 2018, PSR in 2019
- Oakland port logged record cargo volume in 2018
- AAR: All U.S. rail commodities logged gains in Week 2
- CSX set operating ratio record, ramped up revenue in Q4
- Intermodal institute taps Aurichio as executive director
- IANA's board elects Lhotak chair
- U.S. rail carloads, intermodal volumes rose in Week 1
- IANA publishes chassis repair guide
- AAR: U.S. intermodal traffic set record in 2018
Transit News
- UTA pilots on-demand solution
- Metro Transit-St. Louis, Lyft partner on last-mile solution for rail riders
- Trinity Metro expands first, last mile options for rail riders
- NYCT completes three-station renovation
- Trinity Metro, Fort Worth partner to develop transit master plan
- TransLink to test multimodal fare card
- CTA proposes $5B capital budget for 2020-24
- PANYNJ logs all-time high cargo volumes in August
- CTA breaks ground on Red and Purple rail line modernization project
- CTA’s Red, Purple rail modernization project team seeks diversity
- GCRTA study recommends fare policy changes
- LA Metro expands bike share program
- CTA to begin Red-Purple rail bypass construction
- SEPTA to introduce rider-friendly transit tools
- PANYNJ seeks fare and capital plan changes, notes latest cargo and ridership records
- CTA caps off preparatory trackwork for major RPM project
- PANYNJ appoints Ruda director
- DART renames three stations
- Los Angeles, business officials break ground on $5 billion LAX people-mover
- CTA to invest $4 million to improve Red Line tracks
- LA Metro to modernize Blue Line, poll public on Union Station project report
- TransLink, three partners seek to bundle mobility services
Articles
- Product update: Friction modifiers and rail lubrication systems
- Canadian Pacific targets longer grain trains, another banner crop year
- Class I focus: Operational and efficiency gains can create a virtuous cycle for CSX
- UPS: Weather's been severe, but Class Is are missing the on-time mark regardless
- What will drive change over the next decade? Railroading's future leaders share their ideas
- Ports, service providers aim to add capacity in time for container volume rebound
- For Norfolk Southern, growth is predicated on a new TOP21 operating plan
- Kansas City Southern employs PSR to improve service performance, forge a traffic-growth foothold
- Transit agencies develop multimodal mobile apps in response to on-demand call
- CN at 100: Innovations, efficiencies to propel the railroad during its next century in business
- Railroads continue to tap drone technology to inspect track, bridges
- It’s taking a team effort for Union Pacific to roll out its version of PSR
- Class Is continue to gain traffic boost from logistics units
- Matt Rose has helped drive BNSF’s technological changes, industry’s policy changes