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Four U.S. railroads file challenges against FRA’s two-person crew mandate, says report
April 12, 2024
Following the issuing of a final rule by the United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) earlier this month, establishing establishes minimum safety requirements for train crew sizes, with the new rule requiring a second crew member on all trains, four U.S.-based railroads are calling on federal appeals courts to toss out the rule, calling it “arbitrary, capricious, and an illegal abuse of discretion,” according to an Associated Press report.
J.B. Hunt and BNSF herald launch of new intermodal service offering
November 7, 2023
The companies said that the new service, entitled Quantum, accommodates what they called the service-sensitive highway freight needs of customer supply chains. And they added that the main objective of the service is on providing the consistency, agility, and speed required to move sensitive freight via rail, with a specific customer focus on service expectations, transit requirements, and operational procedures.
BNSF heralds plans for a new Southern California facility
October 14, 2022
Earlier this month, Fort Worth, Texas-based Class I railroad carrier BNSF Railway said it plans to invest more than $1.5 billion into what it described as a Southern California “state-of-the-art master-planned rail facility,” adding it is the first being developed by a Class I railroad.
STB says five U.S.-based Class I railroads are revenue adequate for calendar year 2019
October 8, 2020
The Washington, D.C.-based Surface Transportation Board (STB), an independent adjudicatory and economic-regulatory agency charged by Congress with resolving railroad rate and service disputes and reviewing proposed railroad mergers, recently announced that it made its annual determination of revenue adequacy for United States-based Class I railroads for calendar year 2019.
Railroads are keeping goods rolling amid COVID-19 pandemic
April 22, 2020
While United States motor carriers have received a well-deserved amount of praise over the last six weeks, of the COVID-19 pandemic, by moving freight such as medical supplies, PPE equipment and gear, groceries, and other essential goods, another mode of freight transportation, namely railroads, have also gone above and beyond in helping and aiding Americans in various ways.
Schneider rolls out new intermodal service at the BNSF Barstow, Calif. ramp
August 1, 2019
Schneider officials said that this new service offers shippers in the eastern region of Southern California, Las Vegas, and western Arizona with a cost-competitive transportation option to Chicago and markets in the Northeast.
BNSF executive chairman Matt Rose set to retire in April 2019
October 5, 2018
Forth Worth Texas-based Class I railroad carrier BNSF Railway Company announced this week that Matt Rose, executive chairman, will retire in April 2019.
CSX and BNSF team up for intermodal service offering to kick off at end of October
October 4, 2018
United States Class I railroad carriers BNSF and CSX this week announced they will collaborate on a direct-rail domestic and international container-only intermodal service running between Los Angeles and North Baltimore, Ohio, which is slated to kick off on October 29.
BNSF and CN serve up rebuttals to the STB over service concerns
March 29, 2018
Two Class I railroads, BNSF Railway and CN, recently offered up their rebuttals to leadership at the Department of Transportation’s Surface Transportation Board (STB), regarding ongoing concerns over railroad service issues. This comes on the heels of letters penned earlier this month by STB Chairman Ann Begeman and Vice Chairman Deb Miller to the top executives at the seven North American Class I railroads, requesting each carrier’s service outlook for both the near term and the rest of 2018...
Top U.S. logistics companies lead in brand recognition and value, new report says
March 5, 2018
UPS and FedEx again placed 1-2 in a prestigious new international survey of the most trusted and important brands in worldwide logistics. In the fourth year of London-based Brand Finance’s valuation of logistics brands, American-based companies filled out four of the top six slots and seven in the Top 25
KCS and BNSF team up for cross-border intermodal service to begin in December
November 21, 2016
The service will connect the Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth markets, as well as other major markets on the BNSF network, with key consumer and industrial regions on the Kansas City Southern de Mexico network.
BNSF set to roll out new Pacific Northwest-Texas intermodal service
September 8, 2016
This service will be geared towards shippers moving commodities and consumer goods between Portland, Oregon or Seattle, and Dallas/Fort Worth to be able to reduce their transit times by up to two days compared to current rail transit times, with BNSF saying that the service is in line speed-wise with single-driver, over-the-road options.
BNSF to spend $6 billion on 2015 capital expenditure
November 24, 2014
BNSF said that its 2015 capital expenditures will be allocated towards various areas of its business, including maintenance and expansion of the railroad to meet the expected demand for freight rail service, with 2015 representing the third straight year BNSF has invested a record annual capital expenditures investment.
Los Angeles City Council signs off on BNSF’s Southern California International Gateway project
May 9, 2013
Following a March decision by the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissions to recommend approval of Class I railroad carrier BNSF Railway’s Southern California International Gateway (SCIG) project, BNSF received more good news yesterday, when the Los Angeles City Council voted to approve the $500 million project.
BNSF CEO Rose highlights importance of supply chain in national and global economy
May 1, 2013
BNSF CEO Matt Rose discusses myriad facets of supply chain in a wide-ranging keynote at last week's NASSTRAC Annual Conference.