Intermodal

Members of the Transportation Communications Union/IAM (TCU) intermodal group ratify a new labor agreement with BNSF. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) congratulates Mercedes-Benz on its $4 billion investment in its Alabama…

U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 28, 2026 (Week 12) saw a slight uptick, the Association of American Railroads reported April 1. Volume totaled 515,921 carloads and intermodal…

Railway Age is calling on subscribers to submit their nominations by April 8 for the seventh-annual 10 Most Influential Industry Leaders poll.

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) welcomes Bryan Blalock as President of Gateway Terminals Savannah. Also, CSX Technical Director Judy Covington-Poole is named Woman of the Year by the National Association of…

Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) new inland port in Gainesville, Ga., is set to open May 4, 2026, a development that GPA says, “will strengthen Northeast Georgia’s attractiveness and business competitiveness.”

Sasser, Inc. names Michael Kelly as President of Chicago Freight Car and CF Rail Services. Also, the Port of Long Beach elevates two executives to new positions.

South Florida’s Port of Palm Beach on March 23 celebrated the completion of a $30 million upgrade project, including the full redesign and automation of the main entrance, expanded truck…

Railway Age’s “Young Professionals” virtual conference returns April 23 with practical advice on career advancement for early- and mid-career professionals across the freight, passenger, and supply sectors. The free event…

Michigan State University Eli Broad College of Business, Center for Railway Research and Education (CRRE) is debuting a conference, Rails to the Future: 200 Years of Progress, Building What’s Next,…

Between 16% and 25% of the U.S. railroad industry workforce consists of military veterans, with most Class I’s reporting that up to 20% or more of their employees have served in…

The Port of Long Beach (POLB) on March 18 reported “solid” cargo volumes in February “amid ongoing uncertainty over the impact of tariffs and conflict in the Middle East.” Dockworkers…

OmniTRAX announced March 19 that it has signed a long-term rail switching agreement for Arm & Hammer baking soda producer Church and Dwight’s Green River facility in Wyoming.

North American carload and intermodal traffic for the first 10 weeks of 2026 (ending March 14) was up 2.4% from the prior-year period, according to the Association of American Railroads’…

This is the fifth in a five-part series about railroad growth coming from truck conversions contemplated in Union Pacific’s Dec. 19, 2025 application sent to the Surface Transportation Board to…

CSX customer HD Hyundai Power Transformers USA (HDHPT) advances a $200 million expansion and CSX subsidiary Quality Carriers, Inc., is named Unilever’s Bulk Carrier of the Year for 2025. Also,…

The Port of Los Angeles processed 824,232 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in February, marking the second-busiest February in the Port’s history and an increase of 3% compared to last year.

RAILWAY AGE, MARCH 2026 ISSUE: Now the No. 8 U.S. port by volume and still looking to grow, South Carolina Ports Authority boasts the deepest harbor on the  East Coast…

RAILWAY AGE NEXT-GEN FREIGHT RAIL CONFERENCE, MARCH 10, 2026: Union Pacific sees end-to-end scale and past merger lessons supporting its consolidation case with Norfolk Southern, but peers flag competition loss…

Ocean transportation and logistics services firm Matson Inc. has partnered with BNSF and lock manufacturer War–Lok on what it describes as “an enhanced cargo security program that will add two…

The March forecast for ITS Logistics’ US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index reports that “stabilizing import behavior may be short-lived as new geopolitical developments reshape global shipping patterns," the Nevada-based third-party…