Rail grant provides $1.5 million for NOPB transloading park
Last week, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced the first projects selected to receive $3 million in grant funding under the Class...
As rail strike looms, U.S. industry braces for impact
American consumers and nearly every U.S. industry will be affected if freight trains grind to a halt next month, reports the Associated Press.
One of...
Worsening rail congestion slows container processing
Rail congestion for Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary BNSF and Union Pacific, the railroads servicing West Coast ports, is getting worse and slowing down container processing...
Supply bottlenecks spreading from ports to rail networks
Bottlenecks that have tied up U.S. supply chains are now spreading from ports to the freight rail networks, raising costs and adding new shipping...
U.S. chemical railcar loads hit all-time high
There are some signs that pressures might be abating for the U.S. chemical industry. Recent rail traffic data released by the Association of American...
Louisiana among states opposing ban on LNG rail transport
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is leading a coalition of 25 states in opposition to a proposed federal rule to ban natural gas transport...
TSA directives mandate railroad cybersecurity measures
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued two security directives on Dec. 2 that mandate cybersecurity actions by passenger railroads, rail transit agencies and freight...
Nick of time: An emerging multimodal port in Mossville could help smooth kinks in...
The developers of the new Mossville Rail Port are benefitting from some rather fortuitous timing.
Both phases of their multimodal facility will soon be operational,...
A shortage of everything: A ‘perfect storm’ exposes the fragility of Louisiana’s industrial supply...
It came as a surprise to many that Louisiana’s industrial supply chain was so vulnerable. A series of unfortunate and unthinkable events in 2020...
Kansas City Southern opts for Canadian Pacific bid
Kansas City Southern has decided that a $31 billion bid from Canadian Pacific is the best of two offers on the table to buy...
