Railinc has upgraded the Car Hire Rate Negotiation Self-Service (CHRNSS) application, enhancing the ability of railroads, car owners, and third-party leasing companies to query, view and manage data essential to the negotiation of car hire rates, or the amount of money paid for the use of a railcar.
“CHRNSS gives users convenient access to essential data they…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads increased slightly, with a two percent increase in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were up from 382,303 in October 2012 to 390,703 in October 2013.
The largest gains were observed in metallic ores and nonmetallic minerals, up 92 percent and 82 percent, respectively. Commodities experiencing the most significant declines were all other…
The largest gains were observed in metallic ores and nonmetallic minerals, up 92 percent and 82 percent, respectively. Commodities experiencing the most significant declines were all other…
Railinc Corp. announced today that Greg Smith was named Assistant Vice President, Customer Experience. Smith will provide vision and leadership for Railinc’s customer support, product support and rail industry relations teams. He will also lead activities including business direction, product delivery and customer service. Smith will report to Allen West, president and CEO.
“Greg brings to Railinc more than 14 years of management experience…
The total size of the North American rail equipment fleet once again held steady during the third quarter of 2013. The total equipment count was 1,969,766 compared to 1,978,807 during the second quarter of 2013, resulting in a less than one percent decrease from last quarter.
The three largest segments were covered hoppers (26 percent), tank cars (18 percent) and gondolas (13 percent).
Group increases over…
The three largest segments were covered hoppers (26 percent), tank cars (18 percent) and gondolas (13 percent).
Group increases over…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads increased slightly, with a three percent increase in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were up from 346,820 in September 2012 to 355,900 in September 2013.
The largest gains were observed in nonmetallic minerals, up 41 percent, followed by crushed stone, sand, and gravel, up 22 percent. Commodities experiencing the most significant declines were all…
The largest gains were observed in nonmetallic minerals, up 41 percent, followed by crushed stone, sand, and gravel, up 22 percent. Commodities experiencing the most significant declines were all…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads remained nearly steady, with a slight 0.6 percent decrease in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were down slightly from 377,950 in August 2012 to 375,728 in August 2013.
The largest gains were observed in nonmetallic minerals, up 30 percent, followed by crushed stone, sand and gravel, up 16 percent. Commodities experiencing the most significant declines…
The largest gains were observed in nonmetallic minerals, up 30 percent, followed by crushed stone, sand and gravel, up 16 percent. Commodities experiencing the most significant declines…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads increased eight percent in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were up from 354,708 in July 2012 to 381,416 in July 2013.
The largest gains were observed in nonmetallic minerals, up 81 percent, followed by metallic ores, up 28 percent. All commodities experienced increases this month, when compared to this same month last year. (…
Railinc has upgraded the Interline Service Agreement (ISA) Repository, streamlining the process of entering into an ISA and making the application easily accessible to railroads of all sizes. The upgrade to the repository helps railroads that operate in and around major rail gateways improve planning and communication with their interchange partners. About 130 freight-rail industry participants use the ISA Repository. Railinc developed the…