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…
Railinc Corp. announced today that Jerry Traynham was promoted to Chief Information Officer (CIO). Traynham will be responsible for providing the vision and leadership for Railinc's data, product development and information systems platforms. He will report to Allen West, president and CEO, and will serve on Railinc's executive team.
"I’m very pleased that we have the talent inside Railinc to step into this important role. Jerry has managed a…
The total size of the North American rail equipment fleet once again held steady during the third quarter of 2014. The total equipment count was 2,007,584 compared to 2,001,132 during the second quarter of 2014, resulting in a less than 1 percent increase from the previous quarter.
The three largest segments again were covered hoppers (26 percent), tank cars (19 percent) and gondolas (13 percent).
Group increases…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads increased by 12 percent in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were up from 355,900 in September 2013 to 398,115 in September 2014.
All commodities experienced increases this month; there are no declines to report, from food and kindred products being up 2 percent to the largest observable gains in metallic ores and and nonmetallic minerals, up 50 percent…
All commodities experienced increases this month; there are no declines to report, from food and kindred products being up 2 percent to the largest observable gains in metallic ores and and nonmetallic minerals, up 50 percent…
Railinc Corp. announced today that Michael J. Naatz, senior vice president, operations support, and chief information officer at Kansas City Southern, was recently elected to Railinc's board of directors.
"We are excited to have Mike join the Railinc board," said Allen West, Railinc president and CEO. "He has extensive experience in leading transportation technology initiatives and business planning and will be a valuable addition to the board…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads increased by 7 percent in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were up from 375,728 in August 2013 to 400,471 in August 2014.
The largest gains were observed in metallic ores, up 70 percent, followed by nonmetallic minerals and grain, up 52 percent and 23 percent, respectively. Four commodities experienced declines in August 2013; grain mill products was…
The largest gains were observed in metallic ores, up 70 percent, followed by nonmetallic minerals and grain, up 52 percent and 23 percent, respectively. Four commodities experienced declines in August 2013; grain mill products was…