Articles Tagged with ''rail''

Roadrunner LTL changes name to Roadrunner Freight

The new model provides increased visibility into delivery dates and better management capabilities for supply chain operations.
November 4, 2016
Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. (RRTS), Cudahy, Wis., announced the official name change of Roadrunner LTL to Roadrunner Freight.
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FECR Connect

Florida East Coast Railway’s web-based portal provides real-time track and trace

The FECR Connect system is a web-based portal that allows users to plan, schedule and track shipments in real time.
October 18, 2016
Florida East Coast Railway (FECR), Jacksonville, Fla., now provides customers with more features and capabilities in the FECR Connect system, a web-based portal that allows users to plan, schedule and track shipments in real time.
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KCS to invest $5.6M in rail safety, maintenance

The project work will include the replacement of 27,000 cross ties, as well as improvements to 26 road crossings.
October 13, 2016
Kansas City Southern (KCS), Kansas City, Mo., announced that its subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Co. (KCSR), is investing approximately $5.6 million on construction and improvement projects on its Louisville Subdivision.
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Greenbrier Europe, Astra Rail form merger

The combined enterprise will be formed between Greenbrier's European operations headquartered in Swidnica, Poland, and Astra Rail, based in Germany and Arad, Romania.
October 13, 2016
The Greenbrier Cos., Inc., Lake Oswego, Ore., and Astra Rail Management GmbH announced plans to form a new company, Greenbrier-Astra Rail.
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Greenbrier forms regulatory services group

The new group offers regulatory, engineering, process consulting and advocacy support to the tank car and petrochemical rail shipper community, among other services.
September 8, 2016
The Greenbrier Cos., Inc., Lake Oswego, Ore., and its subsidiary, Greenbrier Management Services LLC (GMS) expanded its railcar asset management business with the launch of a new regulatory services group.
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ColdPoint Logistics breaks ground on cold storage facility at new rail-served site

ColdPoint’s new modern and efficient facility will include convertible zones, blast freezing and a -10°F freezer for slow freezing.
September 8, 2016
ColdPoint Logistics, a temperature-controlled logistics provider based in Edgerton, Kan., broke ground on a 163,318-square-foot cold storage distribution facility at Logistics Park Kansas City (LPKC) in Edgerton, Kan.
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Short Line Safety Institute completes pilot phase on rail safety

The pilot phase conducted six assessments concerning safety culture and provided ongoing work to education, training and research services for short line and regional railroads.
August 29, 2016
The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI), Washington, D.C., completed the pilot phase of its work to assess and address safety culture gaps in the short line and regional rail industry.
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Norfolk Southern rail

Norfolk Southern releases sustainability report

The report details NS’ progress toward achieving a healthy balance between its business imperatives as a publicly traded company and its environmental and social commitments as a responsible corporate citizen.
August 9, 2016
Norfolk Southern released a new online sustainability report, “What Efficiency Looks Like.”
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AAR study shows freight railroads greatly impact national, local economies

This report is said to be the first of its kind to quantify the sweeping impact of investments by Class I railroads with U.S. operations on the overall economy.
June 13, 2016
The study finds spending by the seven largest U.S. railroads created $274 billion in economic activity, generated nearly $33 billion in state and federal tax revenues and supported nearly 1.5 million jobs nationally in 2014 alone.
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