Rail traffic for the week ending November 9, 2019
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 9, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 515,269 carloads and intermodal units, down 5.9 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending November 9 were 248,905 carloads, down 5.1 percent compared with the same week in 2018, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 266,364...
AAR files comments on Surface Transportation Board’s Rate Review proposals
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) on November 12th filed comments with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) regarding its Final Offer Rate Review (FORR) proposed rule. On behalf of the freight rail industry, AAR called on the Board to withdraw the proposal because it is unlawful. “The STB’s Final Offer Rate Review proposed rule is fatally flawed and exceeds the agency’s authority in determining rate reasonableness,” said...
Second-best October for Long Beach cargo
Impacts of tariffs continue to hamper volume Although tariffs continued to impact cargo volumes, the Port of Long Beach last month had the second-busiest October in its 108-year history. A total of 688,425 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) were handled in October, 2.4 percent less than the same month last year. Imports dipped 7.4 percent to 337,062 TEUs, while exports jumped 9.8 percent to 131,635 TEUs. Empty containers delivered...
Port of Long Beach Harbor discusses Harbor deepening
The public is invited to deliver comments at two meetings regarding the comprehensive study of a proposed plan to deepen waterways at the Port of Long Beach. The meetings are scheduled at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday, November 13, at the Port of Long Beach Administration Building, 415 W. Ocean Blvd. in Long Beach. Each session is expected to take one hour. There is no visitor parking onsite at the Port Administration Building....
Rail traffic for the week ending October 26, 2019
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 26, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 513,147 carloads and intermodal units, down 8.8 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending October 26 were 243,321 carloads, down 9.4 percent compared with the same week in 2018, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 269,826...
Rail traffic for the week ending October 19, 2019
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 19, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 507,381 carloads and intermodal units, down 8.6 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending October 19 were 245,002 carloads, down 7.8 percent compared with the same week in 2018, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 262,379...
Industry honors Senator Reed with Railroad Achievement Award
Ranking Member of the T-HUD Subcommittee Recognized for Policies Affecting the U.S. Rail Network Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (T-HUD), has received the Railroad Achievement Award in recognition of his continued leadership on issues directly and indirectly affecting both freight and passenger railroads. Sen. Reed is this year’s first recipient of...
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