Filed in Railroad Shipping
Friday, October 05, 2012
September carloads—at 1,152,174—were down 3.7 percent—or 43,746 carloads— annually. Intermodal—at 973,715 trailers and containers—was up 2.5 percent—or 24,126 trailers and containers—compared to September 2011.Posted on 10/05 at 08:28 AM
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News • Rail Freight • Intermodal • AAR • Railroad Shipping • Permalink
Friday, September 21, 2012
Carload volume—at 291,350—was down 2.9 percent annually, and intermodal—at 251,720 trailers and containers—were up 3.9 percent.Posted on 09/21 at 09:06 AM
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News • Rail Freight • Intermodal • AAR • Railroad Shipping • Permalink
Thursday, September 20, 2012
NS said it expects earnings to be in the $1.18-$1.25 range per diluted share.Posted on 09/20 at 09:05 AM
News • Rail Freight • Intermodal • Railroad Shipping • Norfolk Southern • Permalink
News • Rail Freight • Intermodal • Railroad Shipping • Norfolk Southern • Permalink
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
STB officials wrote in a decision to the two railroads, whom were seeking STB approval for the discussion, that it determined it was a “minor transaction” as defined by its regulations.Posted on 09/11 at 07:57 AM
News • Rail Freight • Railroad Shipping • STB • RailAmerica • Genesee & Wyoming Inc. • Permalink
News • Rail Freight • Railroad Shipping • STB • RailAmerica • Genesee & Wyoming Inc. • Permalink
Friday, August 31, 2012
Carload volume—at 297,042—was down 0.8 percent annually, and intermodal volumes—at 248,364 trailer and containers were up 5.2 percent annually.Posted on 08/31 at 02:12 AM
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News • Rail Freight • Intermodal • AAR • Railroad Shipping • Carload • Permalink
Friday, August 24, 2012
Carload volume—at 293,916—was down 2.1 percent annually, and intermodal volumes—at 247,224 trailers and containers—were up 3.6 percent.Posted on 08/24 at 09:41 AM
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News • Rail Freight • Intermodal • AAR • Railroad Shipping • carload • Permalink
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
A report submitted to Congress by the Federal Railroad Administration earlier this month stated that there are still many obstacles to implementing Positive Train Control systems for U.S. railroads.Posted on 08/21 at 09:48 AM
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News • Rail Freight • AAR • Railroad Shipping • Positive Train Control • Permalink
Friday, August 10, 2012
Carload volume—at 228,229—was up 0.4 percent annually, and intermodal volumes—at 243,261 trailers and containers—were up 3.3 percent.Posted on 08/10 at 12:16 AM
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News • Rail Freight • Intermodal • AAR • Railroad Shipping • Permalink
Thursday, July 26, 2012
In an effort to “further protect shippers from unreasonable rail rates,” the United States Department of Transportation’s Surface Transportation Board (STB) said this week it is rolling out two initiatives to help them on this front.Posted on 07/26 at 12:50 PM
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News • Rail Freight • Railroad Shipping • Surface Transportation Board • STB • Permalink
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
The two largest short line and regional rail operators in North America will become one, with this week’s announcement that Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) will acquire RailAmerica for an all-cash purpose price of $27.50 per share—or roughly $1.39 billion.Posted on 07/25 at 08:25 AM
News • Rail Freight • Railroad Shipping • Short line railroads • Class I Railroad • Short Line • RailAmerica • Genesee & Wyoming Inc. • Permalink
News • Rail Freight • Railroad Shipping • Short line railroads • Class I Railroad • Short Line • RailAmerica • Genesee & Wyoming Inc. • Permalink


