Rail Freight

Steelcast LLC is awaiting certification from the Association of American Railroads (AAR) for its manufacturing facility in Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The joint venture between Gujarat-based Steelcast Ltd and US-based Michigan Steel, is set to make casnub bogies for railways in the US. "An inspection team will visit...

Anna Beninati, 18, from Sandy, Utah, has spoken after losing her legs whilst trying to jump onto a moving freight train four months ago. The teenager was studying music therapy at Colorado State University in Fort Collins when she tried to board the 18mph train with three male friends last September in Longmont. Anna said she [...]

Anna Beninati, 18, from Sandy, Utah, has spoken after losing her legs whilst trying to jump onto a moving freight train four months ago. The teenager was studying music therapy at Colorado State University in Fort Collins when she tried to...

Norfolk Southern has cleared the way for more double-stack intermodal trains to use its Heartland Corridor with the opening of a newly improved double-stack rail line between Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio. The Heartland Connector will reduce transit times by one to two days and increase service reliability for double-stack freight traveling to and from the [...]

CSX Corporation has announced fourth quarter 2011 earnings of $0.43 per share, versus $0.38 per share in the same period last year. This represents a 13 percent year-over-year improvement in earnings per share and a fourth quarter record. The results were driven by revenues of nearly $3.0 billion, operating income of $841 million and an [...]

CSX Corporation has announced fourth quarter 2011 earnings of $0.43 per share, versus $0.38 per share in the same period last year. This represents a 13 percent year-over-year improvement in earnings per share and a fourth quarter record. The results were...

Union Pacific Railroad and UPS achieved a ‘perfect peak season in 2011 by delivering 100 percent of UPS peak-season freight without a service failure’. “Our goal is to always provide UPS with flawless service, and that is especially important during peak season,” said John Kaiser, Union Pacific vice president and general manager – Intermodal. “The [...]

Union Pacific Railroad and UPS achieved a 'perfect peak season in 2011 by delivering 100 percent of UPS peak-season freight without a service failure'. "Our goal is to always provide UPS with flawless service, and that is especially important during...

A £50 million fund will 'deliver real benefits for sustainable transport over the next four years' said Transport Minister Keith Brown yesterday. The Minister was speaking as he met with Wardie Primary pupils currently taking part in a Sustrans’ I-bike...

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited has announced that, as part of the Company’s Multi-Year Plan, CP will invest between $1.1 billion and $1.2 billion for infrastructure renewal, network enhancements and expansion projects in 2012. The 2012 Capital Plan will focus on strategic and targeted investments to improve service and increase network capacity while funding business development [...]