In the US, freight is held accountable for passenger delays
Whereas in Europe the debate continues on whether freight trains should be prioritised over passenger services, in the US the argument is the other way…
Earth Day calls for more intermodal worldwide
Today, Thursday 22 April it is Earth Day, also the start of the World Leaders Summit on Climate. There is no better day to highlight…
US intermodal traffic ‘trending in right direction’
After a long period of negative sentiment, an upward trend was observed in the US. Intermodal traffic in the week ending 8 August saw the…
Concerns about US infrastructure extend to railways
The Americans have a way with words, and not just in their descriptive talents, either. Only in America could there be a place called Great…
Genesee & Wyoming sold for 6.4 billion Dollars
The American railway company Genesee & Wyoming Inc (G&W) has been sold. Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management Inc and Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC on Monday…
Almost all railways in US operate positive train control
The vast majority of the main freight railroads in the US are operating positive train control (PTC) today: 83,2 per cent of the required Class…
New rail freight service to link the US and Mexico
US rail freight company Kansas City Southern (KSC) plans to link SW International Gateway Business Park, located close to Houston, Texas to Mexico by rail…
New rail freight centre in border area US-Mexico
The Mexican subsidiary of the American railway company Kansas City Southern (KCS) will develop a new rail freight logistics centre near Nuevo Laredo, a Mexican…
Freight train crashes into semi-trailer in US
A freight train crashed into a semi-trailer in the US state of Georgia last Thursday. No injuries were reported, but the truck was cut in…