Archive for June 2020
KCS Isn’t For Sale. Quit Salivating
(Source: Railway Age June 26, 2020) Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief The Weather Network/Keith Bradley If I had a $100,000 for every time the rumor mill shouted out that Kansas City Southern was on the auction block, I’d be a multi-millionaire with a collection of exotic cars rivaling that of Jay Leno, and racing a Corvette C8.R…
Read MoreIron Horse rail terminal connects to BNSF, UP service
(Source: Progressive Railroading 06/30/2020) Iron Horse Terminals LLC‘s (IHT) rail terminal in Beaumont, Texas, earlier this month became fully operational when it was connected to the Houston Rail Line served by BNSF Railway Co. and Union Pacific Railroad. Located on 500 acres in the heart of the southeast Texas petrochemical industry, the rail terminal has more than 1,300…
Read MorePort of Longview to begin North Rail Connection project
(Source: Progressive Railroading 06/26/2020) The Port of Longview, Washington, this summer will begin a project to add more than 5,000 feet of new railroad track. The port’s commissioners earlier this week gave staff approval to buy materials to start the North Rail Connection project, which is designed to boost the port’s rail capacity by realigning…
Read MoreAmerican Chemistry Council endorses call for GAO study on impact of PSR
(Source: Logistics Management, June 25, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Late last week, on the heels of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee signed off on the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) threw its support behind a provision in…
Read MoreDeficit gap narrows for weekly U.S. rail volumes
(Source: Freight Waves, June 25, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. rail traffic on a weekly basis is still lower than the same period in 2019, although that gap is narrowing, particularly for intermodal volumes. Full story: Freight Waves Friday, June 26, 2020
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