The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads increased by 13 percent in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were up from 349,678 in December 2013 to 393,597 in December 2014.
Commodities experiencing the greatest increases this month were crushed stone, sand, and gravel, along with nonmetallic minerals, up 47 percent and 30 percent, respectively. The most significant decline was noted in metallic ores, down…
Railinc is the railroad industry's reliable resource for IT and information services, and our work is 100 percent data-driven. But how do you apply logic and bytes to the human aspects of customer service?
The answer for us was an internal education and advocacy campaign that bolstered the customer service approach of our tech-focused employees. And it’s easy to see that the…
The total size of the North American rail equipment fleet once again held steady during fourth quarter 2014. The total equipment count was 2,012,323 compared to 2,007,584 during third quarter of 2014, resulting in a less than 1 percent increase.
The three largest segments once again this quarter were covered hoppers (26 percent), tank cars (19 percent) and gondolas (13 percent).
Group increases over the previous…
The three largest segments once again this quarter were covered hoppers (26 percent), tank cars (19 percent) and gondolas (13 percent).
Group increases over the previous…
More than 600 people gathered on January 14 and 15 for the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) annual meeting. The weather was typical of winters in Chicago, but the meeting produced a warm glow. For most everyone involved in freight rail, it seems like these are good times. The meeting was upbeat and enthusiastic.
Barbara Wilson, president of…
Take a walk around Railinc any morning and you'll see product teams meeting at glassboards plastered with multicolored sticky notes. These notes are a key element of the Agile software development methodology and provide a low-tech way to track the high-tech work that happens at Railinc.
Look deeper and the notes will tell the story of how we develop…
Railinc tracks are everywhere, although you don’t always see them. The purpose of our blog is to reveal those tracks one at a time and show you how Railinc helps keep railroads, railcars and their rail shipments moving across North America. Along the way we’ll give you insights and inside scoops about the company as you meet …
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads increased by about 2 percent in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were up from 358,828 in November 2013 to 365,192 in November 2014.
Commodities experiencing the greatest increases this month were nonmetallic minerals and metal and products, up 25 percent and 20 percent, respectively. The most significant declines once again were observed in metallic ores, down…
Commodities experiencing the greatest increases this month were nonmetallic minerals and metal and products, up 25 percent and 20 percent, respectively. The most significant declines once again were observed in metallic ores, down…
*Car values in the graph have been changed to 25,000 per car*
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 390,703 in October 2013 to 420,257 in October 2014.
Commodities experiencing the greatest increases this month were coal and nonmetallic minerals, up 32 percent and 27 percent, respectively. The most significant declines…
Commodities experiencing the greatest increases this month were coal and nonmetallic minerals, up 32 percent and 27 percent, respectively. The most significant declines…