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Norfolk Southern, CSX optimistic about 2013 outlook
Posted 04/02 · 10:18 AM · LM Editorial
A few weeks shy of their respective first quarter earnings announcements East Coast-based Class I railroads Norfolk Southern and CSX are feeling pretty good about their businesses.
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AAR reports weekly carload and intermodal gains for week ending March 23
Posted 03/29 · 08:38 AM · LM Editorial
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported this week that United States carload and intermodal volumes followed last week’s lead and were both up—rather than the months-long trend of mixed—for the week ending March 23.
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Moving crude oil by rail story could be more than a chapter or two
Posted 03/28 · 11:14 AM · LM Editorial
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported in February that U.S. Class I railroads originated a record 233,811 carloads of crude oil in 2012, representing a 256 percent gain (not a typo) from the 65,751 carloads of crude oil originated in 2011.
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AAR reports mixed volumes for week ending March 9
Posted 03/15 · 08:36 AM · LM Editorial
Carload volume—at 276,698—was down 0.9 percent, and intermodal—at 235,174 containers and trailers—was up 4 percent annually.
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AAR reports mixed volumes for week ending February 23
Posted 03/01 · 01:20 PM · LM Editorial
Carload volume—at 278,059—was down 1.2 percent annually, and intermodal volume—at 238,083 containers and trailers—was up 11 percent.
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Q&A: APL Logistics Vice President, Land Transport, Dave Howland
Posted 02/27 · 01:05 PM · LM Editorial
LM Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently spoke with Dave Howland, vice president, Land Transport, for APL Logistics, to get his take on all things intermodal, the mode’s growth prospects, and how a slowly improving economy can pave the way for more intermodal success down the road.
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Con-way subsidiaries introduce new U.S.-Mexico intermodal service
Posted 02/20 · 12:56 PM · LM Editorial
Two subsidiaries of freight and global logistics and transportation service provider Con-way Inc.—Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal—have rolled out a new intermodal service geared towards North American shippers.
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IANA report points to strong Q4 and full-year 2012 intermodal performance
Posted 02/08 · 11:43 AM · LM Editorial
IANA said that 2012 was a record year for intermodal container movements at roughly 13,108,672 million, which topped 2011 by 5.9 percent and the previous high in 2007 by 9.8 percent.
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AAR reports mixed carload and intermodal volumes for January 2013
Posted 02/08 · 11:39 AM · LM Editorial
January carloads—at 1,339,604—were down 6.3 percent annually. Intermodal—at 1,168,630 trailers and containers—was up 5.3 percent compared to January 2012.
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Canadian Pacific names Creel president and COO
Posted 02/05 · 11:34 AM · LM Editorial
Class I railroad carrier Canadian Pacific (CP) said this week that Keith Creel has been named president and COO, effective today. Creel joins CP from Canadian National Railway Company (CN), where he served as vice president and chief operating officer.
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