Rail

Norfolk Southern Rail reopening of Louisville, KY terminal

AJOT | October 06, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

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Etihad Rail signs strategic agreement with Herrenknecht to develop new tunnel design and construction technologies

AJOT | October 06, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE National Rail Network, has announced signing a strategic partnership with Herrenknecht, one of the oldest and largest companies specialised in tunnelling solutions, to develop new tunnel design and construction technologies.

Ethiopian inks partnership with AccessRail to provide intermodal transportation

AJOT | October 06, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Mitsui Rail Capital names Kevin Cook new President

AJOT | October 05, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

CN responds to TCI’s misleading claims

AJOT | October 01, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

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Norfolk Southern selects INFORM to deliver stack and crane management for two US terminals

AJOT | October 01, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

INFORM has been selected to deliver their proven solution for yard management and optimization as well as their crane optimizer at Norfolk Southern’s Rossville and Austell terminals.

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S&P Global: Kansas City Southern outlook revised to positive on renewed merger agreement with Canadian Pacific Railway

AJOT | October 01, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Freight railroad operator Kansas City Southern (KCS) has re-entered into an agreement to be acquired by Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP; BBB+/Stable/--). The agreement followed its termination of a merger agreement with Canadian National Railway Co. (CN; A/Negative/A-1).

NARS elects officers, honors members, and awards scholarships

AJOT | October 01, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

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AITX bolsters leadership team - Ushers in next phase of growth via railcar services

AJOT | September 29, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Welcomes new company President, industry veteran and innovator, Kurt Higginbotham

Rail traffic for the week ending September 25, 2021

AJOT | September 29, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Fortress to finalize financing plans for $8 billion Vegas rail line

Bloomberg | September 28, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

CedarAI and Bourque Logistics continue collaboration

AJOT | September 28, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail | Shipping Technology

Troubled Thai state railway targets $18 billion in land projects

Bloomberg | September 26, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

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Caisse backs CN Rail, questions TCI’s motives in proxy fight

Bloomberg | September 23, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

The head of Quebec’s largest fund manager is backing the board and management of Canadian National Railway Co. in their fight against an unhappy shareholder, saying they were right to attempt a takeover of Kansas City Southern even though the bid failed.

Containers piling up at US rail yards add to port strains

Intermodal

Bloomberg | Top Story | September 23, 2021

Containers piling up at US rail yards add to port strains

To understand why more than 100 container ships are waiting to enter U.S. ports from Southern California to Savannah, Georgia, it helps to keep tabs on the congestion that’s building at another key junction of freight transportation: rail yards.

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More rail tank cars meet DOT-117 safety standards in 2020

AJOT | September 23, 2021 | Energy | Intermodal | Rail

More than half (54%) of rail tank cars carrying Class 3 flammable liquids in 2020 met new safety requirements, an increase from the 48% in 2019, according to the Fleet Composition of Rail Tank Cars Carrying Flammable Liquids: 2021 Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

Kari Gonzales named TTCI’s next President

California Propeller Clubs’ meeting focuses on railroads’ impact on California ports

Intermodal

Stas Margaronis | Top Story | September 20, 2021

California Propeller Clubs’ meeting focuses on railroads’ impact on California ports

The Propeller Clubs of Northern California and of Los Angeles and Long Beach convened a joint forum to discuss the impact of U.S. railroads on California ports.

Intermodal

AJOT | Top Story | September 17, 2021

CN outlines details of strategic plan

Ambitious value creation plan targeting C$700 million of additional operating income, as well as a 57% operating ratio for 2022

Railroad megadeal marks the payoff for gamble by CP boss Creel

Intermodal

Bloomberg | Top Story | September 16, 2021

Railroad megadeal marks the payoff for gamble by CP boss Creel

When a rival threatened to steal Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s dream acquisition, Chief Executive Officer Keith Creel bet his company’s future on a hunch supported by his younger days operating trains across the central U.S.