We know all about rail data at Railinc. In fact, we have detailed information on nearly every railcar and locomotive you'll find rolling down the tracks in North America. These records include information like railcar type and capacity, locomotive horsepower and manufacture date.
Each year, at the Rail Equipment Finance Conference in La Quinta, Calif., Railinc Senior Analyst…
Railinc people are smart, talented and dedicated to serving and supporting the North American freight rail system. They work behind the scenes to make sure railroads, car owners and others have the accurate, reliable data they need to get shipments where they need to go, to keep railcars rolling safely and efficiently, and to streamline operations.
Our 2014…
When it comes to taxes, some people like to keep their records in a shoebox, an envelope or two, and likely on their laptops. Imagine what it would be like to track down assets that roam across the vast continent. And you must be in compliance with tax codes from multiple jurisdictions.
There are unique tax rules for every state and even counties within those states that can require information to specific zip codes! Those are the facts of…
The Chicago Terminal is the busiest and most complex rail terminal in North America. About one-third of all freight rail traffic in the U.S. goes through Chicago. Each day more than 37,500 railcars are processed there and nearly 1,300 trains go through the terminal.
Now imagine trying to develop a multi-layered, digital map of the entire terminal, which is composed of a network of rail carriers that traverse over each others' lines but that…
You know the process—blood, sweat, tears. Some tech projects just go down that way. You feel like you’re giving blood because you really want it to succeed. The sweat comes from all the hard work. Then tears. Most teams are disappointed when their project gets canceled. But this time they were tears of joy, because we knew we were doing something right.
And killing that project eight years ago signaled a breakthrough in the Railinc software…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads increased by 8 percent in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were up from 352,829 in January 2014 to 379,304 in January 2015.
Commodities experiencing the greatest increases this month were coal, along with crushed stone, sand, and gravel, up 58 percent and 29 percent, respectively. The most significant decline was noted in metallic ores, down 27 percent. (Click…
Commodities experiencing the greatest increases this month were coal, along with crushed stone, sand, and gravel, up 58 percent and 29 percent, respectively. The most significant decline was noted in metallic ores, down 27 percent. (Click…
Railinc employees will rack up a ton of frequent flyer miles again in 2015, attending more than a dozen rail industry and technology conferences and meetings across the U.S. We'll be sharing industry insights, providing training opportunities, connecting with and learning from customers, and talking about Railinc and our products and services.
One place where we're a regular is the annual…
Railinc is pleased to announce that Sr. Software Engineer Hua Wu has won the Railinc President's Award as the company's employee of the year for 2014! Hua was recognized at our February all-employee meeting.
"Hua is one of the unsung heroes at Railinc. He has excellent technical skills and shows up every day committed to serving our customers," said Railinc President and CEO Allen West. "Hua finds ways to reinvigorate our work—…