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CSX completes Baltimore tunnel expansion, shipper benefits expected
13+ hour, 58+ min ago (342+ words) The $495 million development of the 1. 7-mile Howard Street Tunnel has allowed for full clearance of double-stacked rail services at the Port of Baltimore. The Howard Street Tunnel reconstruction, which was in partnership between CSX, the State of Maryland, the Federal…...
USDA Rail Car Fleet Data June 2026: UP, BNSF, CSX, NS, CPKC, CN Car Counts - News and Statistics
15+ hour, 5+ min ago (515+ words) Index Box Search across reports, market insights, and blog stories. USDA Rail Car Fleet Report: Union Pacific Leads with Over 605 K Cars as of June 2026 The latest data from the USDA Ag Transport rail car fleet report, released on June…...
Rail News - U. S. freight-rail traffic rises 7% in Week 24. For Railroad Career Professionals
13+ hour, 39+ min ago (178+ words) U. S. freight railroads hauled 521, 998 carloads and intermodal units during the week ending June 20, up 7. 1% compared with traffic from the same week in 2025, according to Association of American Railroads data. Carloads for the week totaled 233, 259 up 1. 6%, while weekly intermodal volume totaled 288, 739 containers…...
Railly News - Gateway Industrial Park Railway Line STB Approval in Texas
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (293+ words) In a bold move to revolutionize cross-border logistics, South Texas Border Infrastructure (STB) has granted a crucial permit to Laredo Gateway Industrial Railway LLC (LGIR). This authorization allows LGIR to construct and operate a 2. 6-mile new railway line in Webb…...
U. S. rail carload and intermodal volumes see annual gains, for week ending June 13, reports AAR
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (227+ words) Logistics Management U. S. rail carload and intermodal volumes see annual gains, for week ending June 13, reports AAR United States rail carload and intermodal volumes, for the week ending June 13, saw annual gains, according to data issued this week by the Association…...
BRS tentative agreement awaits member vote
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (267+ words) Railway Supply " Railway News " BRS tentative agreement awaits member vote A tentative national agreement has been reached between the National Carriers" Conference Committee and the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, bringing the signal workers union into the industry contract pattern already…...
Joint Base Charleston acquires first locomotive in 60 years
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (43+ words) [Image 3 of 5] DVIDS Joint Base Charleston acquires first locomotive in 60 years [Image 3 of 5] JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES Joint Base Charleston /search/unit/JBCPAO /rss/unit/1453...
City approves BNSF's $4 billion intermodal railroad project near Barstow
2+ week, 6+ day ago (971+ words) The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Barstow International Gateway project recently reached an important milestone. On Tuesday, June 2, the Barstow City Council unanimously approved and made amendments to BNSF's $4 billion "B. I. G." railway project. The council also discussed the city's General Plan Update,…...
Norfolk Southern leverages REDI Sites program to build pipeline of rail-served sites - Rail Prime | Progressive Railroading
1+ week, 1+ day ago (86+ words) By Bridget Dean, Senior Associate Editor" The latest slate of certified properties brings NS" portfolio of rail-served sites with a REDI designation"to"24." "This ecosystem approach is critical because site readiness today depends on alignment across multiple partners, not just…...
Rail News - CN, Grupo Mexico and 2 short lines launch America's Harvest service. For Railroad Career Professionals
1+ week, 1+ day ago (368+ words) A Canadian Class I, two Mexican Class Is and two short lines have teamed up to launch a new service for grain moving from the Midwest to points in central and southern Mexico. The America's Harvest service aims to offer…...