Archive for September 20, 2021
Week 36: Intermodal volume a drag on U.S. rail traffic total
(Source: Progressive Railroading 09/16/2021) U.S. railroads logged 468,610 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending Sept. 11, a 1.3% decrease compared with the same week last year, according to Association of American Railroads (AAR) data. Total carloads for the week were 223,710 units, up 4.5%, while intermodal volume was 244,900 containers and trailers, down 6%. Six…
Read MoreCP-KCS a “powerful combination,” CP CEO says
(Source: Railway Age, September 17, 2021) NEW YORK — “I am elated for our CP family,” an understandably energized Canadian Pacific President and CEO Keith Creel told Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono the day after a joint call with analysts with his Kansas City Southern counterpart, Pat Ottensmeyer, following the announcement of their agreement…
Read MoreUnion Pacific CEO sees strong economy coming out of pandemic
(Source: Associated Press, September 17, 2021) OMAHA, Neb. — As Union Pacific’s CEO, Lance Fritz has had to find ways to keep the freight moving during the coronavirus pandemic as the economy nearly ground to a halt and then roared back to life. Now he is working to help clear up a major backlog in…
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