Rail

Rail traffic for the week wnding January 9, 2021

AJOT | January 13, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

OmniTRAX, City of Washington economic development office initiate promotion of rail-ready sites on Georgia Woodlands Railroad

AJOT | January 13, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Tanzania asks China for debt write-off, approves rail deal

Bloomberg | January 08, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Senate flip buoys NJ-NY tunnel backers who hope Schumer delivers

Bloomberg | January 08, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

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New Orleans Public Belt Railroad shatters safety record

AJOT | January 07, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Shortline railroad for the Port of New Orleans had zero reportable incidents in 2020

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Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed inaugurates track laying works across Al Dhafrah region

AJOT | January 07, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region, today inaugurated track-laying works across Al Dhafrah Region in Package A of Stage Two of the UAE’s national railway, during his visit to Etihad Rail’s railhead in Al Ruwais.

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Register for Midwest Association of Rail Shippers Online Winter Meeting by January 15

AJOT | January 06, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Kathryn Farmer, the new President and CEO of BNSF, and Keith Creel, President and CEO of Canadian Pacific, will be among the featured speakers at the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) virtual Winter Meeting on January 20. Anyone interested in attending the half-day online session should register by Friday, January 15.

Patriot Rail Company LLC finalizes acquisition of Salt Lake Garfield & Western Railway
Intermodal
AJOT | Top Story | January 06, 2021

Patriot Rail Company LLC finalizes acquisition of Salt Lake Garfield & Western Railway

Patriot Rail Company LLC (Patriot), a leading U.S. operator of short line and regional freight railroads, rail services, and integrated port logistics companies, today announced it has finalized the acquisition of short line operator Salt Lake Garfield & Western Railway (SLGW) and its related entities Caballero LLC and Caballero 2 LLC, storage and transload service providers. The SLGW represents the first bolt-on acquisition by Patriot since First Sentier Investors (FSI), a leading global investor in infrastructure, acquired Patriot in October 2019.
Rail traffic for December and the week ending January 2, 2021

AJOT | January 06, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Lineage Logistics makes $500 million bet on refrigerated rail
Intermodal
Bloomberg | Top Story | January 05, 2021

Lineage Logistics makes $500 million bet on refrigerated rail

Cold-storage specialist Lineage Logistics is branching into rail.
Fuel Cell Enabling Technologies announces first major customer, signs MoU regarding purchase of fuel cells forlocomotives

AJOT | January 05, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

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Norfolk Southern’s Bayles joins Containerization & Intermodal Institute’s Board of Directors

AJOT | January 04, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

The Containerization & Intermodal Institute (CII) is pleased to announce the appointment of Randy Bayles, Group Manager, Ports at Norfolk Southern Corporation, to its Board of Directors for a three-year term.

FRA announces landmark achievement with full implementation of positive train control

AJOT | December 30, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Rail traffic for the week ending December 26, 2020

AJOT | December 30, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

CN completes US Federal requirement to operate positive train control ahead of schedule

AJOT | December 30, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Railroads install crash-prevention system ahead of US deadline
Intermodal
Bloomberg | Top Story | December 30, 2020

Railroads install crash-prevention system ahead of US deadline

U.S. railroads have completed installation of an automated crash-prevention system that covers 57,536 miles of freight and passenger tracks ahead of an end-of-year deadline that was previously extended, the Federal Railroad Administration announced Tuesday.
Rail cargo posts first gain in two years as consumer goods surge

Bloomberg | December 29, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

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Relocation of MTR’s rail grinder machine in Hong Kong

AJOT | December 29, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project

Wangfoong Transportation Ltd, member to the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) for Hong Kong, was contracted to relocate the over-weight and over-size MTR rail grinder machine to the MTR depot, where the unloading area is with limited headroom and space requiring special tandem lifting.

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Freight boom fires Buffett trains, Maersk ships and oil prices

Bloomberg | December 24, 2020 | Energy | Intermodal | Rail | Maritime | Liner Shipping

A great global restock is at hand, filling ships, trucks and trains, and also firing oil demand.

Rail traffic for the week ending December 19, 2020

AJOT | December 23, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

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