The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads increased 3 percent in year-over-year comparisons. Total carloads were up from 355,908 in August 2015 to 365,325 in August 2016.
Petroleum products led commodity gains with an 18 percent increase, followed by grain, up 13 percent. Crushed stone, sand and gravel experienced the most significant decline, down 19 percent. (Click …
Followers of the rail industry have likely come across discussions recently about the make-up of the boxcar fleet in North America and how it serves a broad customer base. The total count of boxcars in the North American fleet was approximately 109,000 at the end of 2015. Those boxcars, however, can be divided into two distinct categories that are relevant for equipment owners and for shippers. There is the older, smaller fleet of boxcars…
It’s always nice to earn recognition for the quality of your work, the value you deliver to your customers and the excellence your employees bring to their jobs every day. Railinc has done all of that already in 2016. We were named one of 100 Great Supply Chain Partners by SupplyChainBrain…
Working as a product support intern at Railinc seemed like a perfect fit for Nicole Kyne. The Wake Technical Community College student is enrolled in the school’s Transportation Distribution and Logistics program and spent the summer…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads decreased by 5 percent in year-over-year comparisons. Total carloads were down from 359,922 in July 2015 to 342,092 in July 2016.
Grain led commodity gains with a 23 percent increase, followed by stone, clay and glass products, and petroleum products, up 7 percent and 6 percent, respectively. Metallic ores experienced the most significant decline, down 29 percent,…
Grain led commodity gains with a 23 percent increase, followed by stone, clay and glass products, and petroleum products, up 7 percent and 6 percent, respectively. Metallic ores experienced the most significant decline, down 29 percent,…
The Triangle Business Journal has named Railinc CIO Jerry Traynham one of the winners of its 2016 CIO Awards. Traynham manages Railinc’s complex technology environment, providing vision and…
If you work in an office, you probably spend a lot of time typing on a keyboard, staring at a computer monitor and sitting in a chair. And if you’re having pain—constant or just occasional—you might be doing it all wrong.
Railinc employees with their Herman Miller
Aeron chairs at a chair training session. Office work isn’t nearly as physically…
Aeron chairs at a chair training session. Office work isn’t nearly as physically…
Just because you don’t have freight rail experience, doesn’t mean you can’t find success in the freight rail industry.
“When I started at Railinc, I couldn’t tell the difference between the ‘A’ end and the ‘B’ end of a railcar,” said Jerry Vaughn, the company’s director of interline services. “Everyone welcomed me and shared their knowledge.”
Railinc's Jerry Vaughn, left, with Kirk Bastyr,
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