We’ve been reporting on the Grain movement in Canada to the Port of Vancouver for the last nine weeks. For most of this period, the railways have appeared to be doing well with westbound movements toward Vancouver. The past week (ending 11/21/2022) was a continuation of that trend, with total train volumes rebounding to 27.3 […]
We’re thrilled to announce that Railway Age Magazine posted a comprehensive article about us this month, titled, “Wayside Cameras, Integrated Sensors as Logistics Tools.”
With a larger grain harvest expected this year, our customers and others are concerned about rail capacity at the Port of Vancouver. Last year’s harvest saw ample service disruptions and delays, due to fires, flooding, and other issues. There were also capacity issues caused by insufficient train crews and operating disruptions that affected all commodities. […]
Chemical shippers have yet to see rail service improvements, according to Freightwaves. A poll showed that forty-six-percent of shippers agree that service delays seem to be getting worse, with issues like longer transit times, missed switches, increased demurrage charges, reduced service days, and higher rates.
We posted about a blog from Supply Chain Dive called “Tracking the speed, dwell and cars of Class I railroads.” Supply Chain Dive periodically updates this article with “up-to-date” statistics on certain railroads across North America.
A podcast we love? “State of Freight,” by FTR’s VP of Intermodal, Todd Tranausky. This episode features some great stats on intermodal — a hot-button sector of the industry.
Railroads prioritize cutting costs and raising prices (with a focus on the operating ratio). They have less concern about capacity and service.
We were thrilled to be mentioned in Railroad Weekly’s most recent post, “Shrilling and Grilling”!
Reciprocal switching is one of the most debated topics in rail. What does it mean, exactly? As defined by FreightWaves, “Reciprocal switching occurs when a shipper has access to one freight railroad but wants access to a nearby competing freight
On April 26th, RailState hosted our webinar: “On Track: Hot Topics in Rail.” We were thrilled with the turnout and the discussion! Thank you to everyone who made it such a great event.
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