Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

Shaw says safely delivering reliable and resilient service is the foundation of the Norfolk Southern strategy

AJOT Newsroom | May 11, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail

Annual meeting of shareholders emphasizes long-term value and priorities...

GPA wins environmental approval for Gainesville rail hub

AJOT Newsroom | May 11, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail

Inland terminal to avoid millions of truck miles each year...

German Union calls two-day train strike starting late Sunday

Bloomberg | May 11, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail

Germany’s railway and transport union called its third nationwide strike this year after wage talks with state-owned Deutsche Bahn and other rail operators broke down.

Autonomous, zero-emission railcars to be deployed in Michigan

AJOT Newsroom | May 11, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail

The investment will catalyze the world’s first deployment of self-propelled, battery-electric railcars for commercial use in a freight rail operation

UK takes over TransPennine Express after months of disruption

Bloomberg | May 11, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail

The UK’s Department for Transport has notified rail operator FirstGroup Plc that it won’t renew or extend Transpennine Express’s contract at the end of the month, following months of delays and cancellations across the network.

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AJOT Newsroom | May 10, 2023

AAR Statement on Senate Commerce Rail Safety Act Vote

The Commerce Committee has been committed to taking a risk-based approach when it comes to defining what constitutes a high-hazard train...

AAR Reports Rail Traffic for the Week Ending May 6, 2023

AJOT Newsroom | May 10, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 471,859 carloads and intermodal units, down 6.6 percent compared with the same week last year...

Rail Vision announces pricing of $6.0 million registered Direct and Private Placement Offerings

AJOT Newsroom | May 10, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail

In all transactions, the purchase price of one share and one 5-year warrant is $0.76; the purchase price of one pre-funded warrant and one 5-year warrant is $0.759, with an exercise price per...

Greater digitalization and fair competition with road transportation for more goods on climate-friendly rail

AJOT Newsroom | May 10, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail

Rail Freight Forward: Target of 30% modal share for rail freight transport achievable with digitalization and...

CN announces C$1.75 billion debt offering

AJOT Newsroom | May 09, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail

CN plans to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which may include...

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Stas Margaronis | May 09, 2023

Customs brokers, forwarders & shippers ask Congress to change rail storage rules

More than seventy trade associations sent the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leadership a letter asking for clarification regarding rail storage fees charged as part of international ocean shipping

London’s Elizabeth line faces strikes on its first anniversary

Bloomberg | May 09, 2023 | Intermodal

A trade union announced fresh strike action to coincide with the first anniversary of London’s Elizabeth Line, which connects Heathrow airport and other suburban districts with the city center.

IntelliTrans delivers “Future of Distribution Talk” at National Coal Transportation Association Operations and Maintenance Conference

IntelliTrans | May 09, 2023 | Intermodal

Biden-Harris Administration, USDOT makes funds available to help states advance intercity passenger rail development

AJOT Newsroom | May 08, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail

Interstate Rail Compacts Program will help foster essential partnership agreements between states to develop passenger rail service...

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AJOT Newsroom | May 08, 2023

Saturday, May 13 is National Train Day

It marks both the day in 1869 when railroads first connected America from coast-to-coast and Amtrak’s birthday in 1971.

Underground tangle of German wires drags “$1 trillion Green Push”

Bloomberg | May 06, 2023 | Energy | Alternative | Intermodal

Diggers trying to identify the tangle of wires beneath a street in western Germany had to take a bureaucratic trip back to the Third Reich — the last time anyone drew a subterranean schematic. Today, that inertia is hindering a $1 trillion...