Rail: Page 6

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    CN teams with UP and Ferromex on cross-border intermodal service

    The service, called Falcon Premium, comes a little more than a week after Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern officially combined into CPKC.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • April 26, 2023
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    CPKC inks intermodal deal with Schneider

    The trucking company will provide service along the railroad's north-south corridor, which connects the U.S. and Mexico.

    By • April 21, 2023
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Supply Chain Dive

    Here’s how companies are navigating evolving global trade and tariff policies, rising costs and operational uncertainty across supply chain networks.

    By Supply Chain Dive staff
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    Canadian Pacific, Kansas City Southern combine into CPKC

    The united company is expected to spark more competition in the rail industry and expand shipper access to ports across North America.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • April 17, 2023
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    Derailment in Minnesota sets train cars ablaze

    The state senate introduced a rail safety bill immediately after the incident, amid renewed calls for enhanced oversight.

    By • March 31, 2023
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    Railroads were trying to remake their image. Then a train derailed in Ohio.

    Carriers are swept up in another political firestorm with the prospect of more regulatory oversight. What does it mean for the industry’s future?

    By Sarah Zimmerman • March 21, 2023
  • Kansas City Southern SD70ACes 4183 and 4045 lead westbound CP train 575 along the upper Mississippi at Maple Springs, Minn. KCS power is becoming common on trains coming up from Kansas City.
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    Regulators approve Canadian Pacific’s $31B acquisition of Kansas City Southern

    The deal paves the way for the creation of the first single-line railroad linking the United States, Mexico and Canada.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • Updated March 15, 2023
  • The $60 million expansion will double capacity for customers and expand rail logistics options for them.
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    APM Mobile to invest $60M in rail infrastructure to serve inland markets

    The terminal operator will double its container capacity as more shippers opt for Gulf and East Coast ports.

    By • March 13, 2023
  • A BNSF Railroad locomotive sits on the tracks November 3, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas.
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    BNSF ups network investments with focus on better service

    The railroad will invest nearly $4 billion to maintain infrastructure and advance plans to boost intermodal segments.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • Jan. 24, 2023
  • J.B. Hunt Intermodal freight transport shipping container train cars in Flagstaff, Arizona.
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    JB Hunt forecasts intermodal rebound in 2023

    Intermodal President Darren Field told investors that “appropriately cautious” shippers want the carrier and its rail partner BNSF to prove they can achieve their service and velocity goals.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • Jan. 23, 2023
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    Increased use of embargoes ‘a major concern’ for rail regulators

    The Surface Transportation Board will closely monitor carriers’ use of traffic limits as Union Pacific faces backlash over traffic limits in the upper Midwest.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • Jan. 20, 2023
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    Year in pictures

    Supply chains 2022: A year in pictures

    Rising inflation, strike threats and slowing demand triggered a wave of business uncertainty following months of growth. Take a look back at 13 memorable moments.

    By , , Sarah Zimmerman , • Jan. 10, 2023
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    Retailers clear inventory, automate in pursuit of supply chain normalcy

    Ongoing promotional environments and cargo diversions are just a few of 2022’s most notable supply chain trends.

    By • Dec. 29, 2022
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    Top disruptions that shook supply chains in 2022

    Geopolitical conflicts, strike threats and weather-related disasters forced businesses to yet again adjust operations.

    By • Dec. 21, 2022
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    Rail regulators streamline process for shippers to challenge unreasonable rates

    The Surface Transportation Board will decide a final rate in small disputes unless all seven Class I carriers agree to opt into a voluntary arbitration program.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • Dec. 20, 2022
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    Biden signs legislation preventing rail strike, lockout

    The president said the law avoids “what, without a doubt, would have been an economic catastrophe at a very bad time in the calendar.”

    By Sarah Zimmerman • Dec. 2, 2022
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    Senate sends bill avoiding rail shutdown to Biden’s desk

    The divided chamber shot down an amendment to give workers seven days paid sick leave.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • Dec. 1, 2022
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    House passes bills to avert US rail shutdown, add paid sick leave

    The vote comes just two days after President Joe Biden urged congressional intervention, warning “a rail shutdown would devastate our economy.”

    By Sarah Zimmerman • Nov. 30, 2022
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    Biden calls on Congress to prevent rail shutdown

    The president said he’s been advised that “there is no path to resolve the dispute at the bargaining table” before the Dec. 9 deadline.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • Nov. 28, 2022
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    Schneider expects 2023 intermodal boost from move to Union Pacific

    Executives say the partnership with the railroad will boost transcontinental service and give the trucking carrier more access to trains.

    By • Nov. 21, 2022
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    Potential for rail shutdown rises as largest union rejects labor deal

    An impasse over guaranteed sick leave is likely headed to a congressional showdown.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • Nov. 21, 2022
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    Deep Dive // West Coast port labor talks

    Amid strike fears, cargo diversion a key fixture in 2022’s supply chain playbook

    The shadow of negotiations clouds U.S. railroads and West Coast ports. Shippers have leaned on less-risky alternatives, despite some drawbacks.

    By • Nov. 16, 2022
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    Third rail union rejects contract as deadline for agreement looms

    The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, which represents approximately 300 workers, has agreed to a “cooling off” period until Dec. 9.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • Nov. 14, 2022
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    Deadline to avoid rail strike or lockout extended to December

    The country’s third-largest rail union agreed to a longer “cooling off” period in an attempt to avoid congressional intervention and service disruptions.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • Nov. 9, 2022
  • Kansas City Southern SD70ACes 4183 and 4045 lead westbound CP train 575 along the upper Mississippi at Maple Springs, Minn. KCS power is becoming common on trains coming up from Kansas City.
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    Major railroads mandated to keep reporting service restoration progress

    Regulators will continue to monitor BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific after noting they are unlikely to reach their improvement targets before the end of the current reporting period. 

    By Sarah Zimmerman • Nov. 9, 2022
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    Rail labor negotiations: Tracking the path to ratification

    A strike or lockout was avoided after Congress intervened to impose an agreement. Here’s how we got there.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • Updated Dec. 2, 2022