Rail Freight

CN has opened its new intermodal terminal at Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. The terminal was opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Governor Scott Walker. The terminal offers twice weekly train service with fifth morning availability from the west coast for intermodal containers. Located on 8.5 acres of land at CN’s Chippewa Falls Yard, the [...]

Vladimir Putin has opened a new rail car building plant in Tikhvin, Russia. The new Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant will become a 'remarkable benchmark for the Russian industry', he said. The plant was built in conjunction with the ICT Group and...

BHP Billiton had said its plan to build a rail corridor alignment to the Port of Abbot Point is ‘on track’. The global mining company is studying the construction of its own dedicated rail line travelling from the Goonyella Mine to a proposed BHP Billiton coal export terminal at Abbot Point, which will allow the export of up [...]

Oscar Munoz has been named as CSX’s new chief operating officer and executive vice president. Fredrik J. Eliasson has been announced as chief financial officer. CSX said Munoz has replaced David A. Brown, who ‘is no longer with the company’, but their decision to this change in personnel ‘is unrelated to CSX’s financial condition’. “Oscar Munoz [...]

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...