Regulators may consider cameras on freight trains

Voluntary installation of locomotive cameras by the major freight railroads has allowed the industry to dodge costly federal requirements, but regulators could still end up mandating cameras and audio recording equipment for train engines that pull both passengers and freight.

Port of LA broke TEU records in FY2019

The Port of Los Angeles moved 9,688,252 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in fiscal-year 2019, a 5.7 percent increase from the previous year, port officials announced this week. The fiscal year, which ended June 30, was the busiest 12-month period in port history, said Executive Director Gene Seroka.

PANYNJ unveils new 30-year master plan

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) on Tuesday unveiled its Port Master Plan 2050, which lays out a roadmap for the next generation of land-use and infrastructure development projects.

AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending March 23, 2019

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 23, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 503,017 carloads and intermodal units, down 4.5 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending March 23 were 236,817 carloads, down 10.9 […]

Rail Traffic for the Week Ending December 8, 2018

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 8, 2018. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 570,225 carloads and intermodal units, up 3.1 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending December 8 were 267,000 carloads, up 0.3 […]

NS, UP enacting intermodal interline service changes

On Monday Feb. 11, 2019, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific-both of which are rolling out their own versions of Precision Scheduled Railroading-will deploy jointly developed new routing protocols for domestic and international intermodal interline services.

Rail Traffic for the Week Ending August 11, 2018

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 11, 2018. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 556,887 carloads and intermodal units, up 2.8 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending August 11 were 271,718 carloads, up 1.8 […]