"On April 27, 1984, a train operated by the Southern Pacific Transportation Co. left Los Angeles for South Kearny, N.J. This wasn't just another train, however. On board were containers stacked ...

As motor carriers enjoy the fruits of the tight freight environment, railroads are continuing their push to boost earnings while they adjust to a market that increasingly is shifting toward intermodal ...

Railroad volume growth has been scarce over the past two years, but it has shown up—primarily in the form of international intermodal—so far in 2024. The chart below consolidates loads for the four ...

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 11.9% in the week ended March 15 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported. Railroads moved 255,991 intermodal ...

Gary Frantz is a contributing editor for DC Velocity and its sister publication, Supply Chain Xchange. He is a veteran communications executive with more than 30 years of experience in the ...

MINOT, N.D. — They’re ramping up the intermodal “ramp” at Minot, N.D., a key piece of what could become very important as an international launching pad for specialty crop growers and exporters. Greg ...

Freight on U.S. railroads totaled 507,712 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending Feb. 21, up 10.7% percent from the same week a year ago. Commodities came to 227,124 carloads, up 17.6% y/y, ...

The rocky ride that the freight rail carload and intermodal segments have experienced over the last couple of years appears to continue due to reduced demand, lower volume, inflation, and a host of ...

A group of U.S. ports and terminal operators has raised concern about the pending $85 billion railroad merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, maintaining that it could degrade intermodal ...

15th Annual Rail/Intermodal Roundtable: Seeking growth drivers amid big M&A questions The 15th Annual Rail/Intermodal Roundtable examines the current state of the U.S. rail and intermodal markets, ...

The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach could cut emissions with further intermodal rail. Credit: Marie A Dolphin/ Shutterstock Anacostia Rail Holdings, the parent company of the rail-switch operator ...