Railinc is pleased to announce that Business Solutions Manager Ward Proctor has won the Railinc President's Award as the company's employee of the year for 2015. Ward was recognized at the February all-employee meeting.
"Ward's ability to connect with customers and understand their operations has been a real asset to Railinc and has helped to grow our Commercial business," said Railinc President and CEO Allen West. "He is a strong advocate for…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads decreased by about 5 percent in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were down from 341,663 in January 2015 to 323,123 in January 2016.
Metallic ores and trailer or container led commodity gains with a 62 percent and a 17 percent increase, respectively.The most significant declines were observed in nonmetallic minerals, down 65 percent, followed by coal, and…
Metallic ores and trailer or container led commodity gains with a 62 percent and a 17 percent increase, respectively.The most significant declines were observed in nonmetallic minerals, down 65 percent, followed by coal, and…
Eating breakfast cereal seems simple. You pour it in a bowl, add milk, grab a spoon and dig in. But when you think about what it took for that cereal to reach your table, breakfast can get complicated.
First, a farmer bought supplies to grow and harvest the grain, which was then shipped for milling. Paper pulp and plastic were needed to produce the box and inner wrapper. Those components went to a cereal-production plant. The finished cereal…
The total size of the North American rail equipment fleet held steady during fourth quarter 2015. The total equipment count was 2,060,914 in the fourth quarter, compared to 2,056,726 during the third quarter of 2015, resulting in a 0.2 percent increase.
The three largest segments this quarter were covered hoppers (26 percent), tank cars (21 percent), and gondolas (12 percent).
Group increases over the previous quarter…
The three largest segments this quarter were covered hoppers (26 percent), tank cars (21 percent), and gondolas (12 percent).
Group increases over the previous quarter…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads decreased by 6 percent in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were down from 356,316 in December 2014 to 333,751 in December 2015.
Metallic ores led commodity gains with a 57 percent increase. The only other commodities experiencing gains this month were petroleum products and chemicals, up 15 percent and 1 percent, respectively. The most significant…
Metallic ores led commodity gains with a 57 percent increase. The only other commodities experiencing gains this month were petroleum products and chemicals, up 15 percent and 1 percent, respectively. The most significant…
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The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads decreased slightly by 2 percent in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were down from 331,740 in November 2014 to 326,535 in November 2015.
Petroleum products led commodity gains with a 15 percent increase, followed by grain mill products and pulp, paper, and allied products, up 14 and 13 percent respectively. The most significant declines were observed in…
Petroleum products led commodity gains with a 15 percent increase, followed by grain mill products and pulp, paper, and allied products, up 14 and 13 percent respectively. The most significant declines were observed in…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads decreased by 5 percent in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were down from 381,609 in October 2014 to 362,018 in October 2015.
Grain mill products led commodity gains with a 6 percent increase, followed by chemicals and grain, up 3 percent each. The most significant declines were observed in metallic ores, down 56 percent, followed by metals and products…
Grain mill products led commodity gains with a 6 percent increase, followed by chemicals and grain, up 3 percent each. The most significant declines were observed in metallic ores, down 56 percent, followed by metals and products…