Archive for October 8, 2020
U.S. freight railroads meeting harvest season needs, say shippers on STB advisory panel
(Source: Freight Waves, October 7, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Despite having locomotives in storage and personnel furloughed earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. freight railroads have been able to bring back resources and meet the needs for rail service so far this harvest season, shippers said at a biennial meeting of the…
Read MoreIntermodal lifted U.S. rail volumes in September
(Source: Progressive Railroading 10/08/2020) Intermodal volume helped boost combined U.S. rail traffic to a 1% decrease in September compared with the same month last year, according to Association of American Railroads (AAR) data. U.S. railroads hauled 1,119,546 carloads last month, down 9.7% compared with September 2019 levels. However, the railroads also originated 1,423,883 containers and trailers during…
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