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Rail Network Snapshot: HAZMAT through Texas
Rail Network Snapshot: HAZMAT through Amarillo, TX

RailState captured information on a couple thousand trains moving through Amarillo, TX. This snapshot is a sampling of the most common HAZMAT on those trains.

Train volume westbound into Port of Vancouver through June 2024
Canada Ports Rail Volume Report: June 2024

Overall freight volume westbound to the Port of Vancouver stayed flat in June (+0.2%). The biggest % changes came from Potash trains, which increased 23.3%.

WCSC and RailState Joint Rail Visibility Project Funding National Trade Corridors Fund Canada
Le projet de visibilité ferroviaire de RailState ...

RailState et la Western Canadian Shippers’ Coalition ont annoncé un financement fédéral du National Corridors Trade Fund pour un projet conjoint de visibilité ferroviaire.

WCSC and RailState Joint Rail Visibility Project Funding National Trade Corridors Fund Canada
Rail Visibility Project from RailState and the Wes...

RailState and Western Canadian Shippers’ Coalition, announced federal funding from the National Corridors Trade Fund for a joint rail visibility project.

Intermodal container volume eastbound from port of vancouver January 2023 through June 2024 CN and CPKC
Canada Intermodal Rail Volume Report: June 2024

Total container volume through the western Canada ports fell to 87,500 containers in June, down from 95,000 containers in May.

RailState sensor image of tank car with Vinyl Chloride UN placard number
HAZMAT on the U.S. Rail Network: What’s Really M...

RailState shares some recent examples of trains with similar HAZMAT loads as the train that derailed in East Palestine.

Long freight train
Long Trains on the U.S. Rail Network: What’s Rea...

How long are the trains moving on US railroads? What are they carrying? RailState shares some recent examples of long trains on the US network.

Daily container volume BNSF Eastbound Intermodal December 2023 to May 2024 and 7-day moving average
Rail Volume Report: US Southwest May 2024

May was the strongest month for eastbound intermodal through the US Southwest that RailState has ever recorded. BNSF and UP moved 248,804 containers combined, an increase of 11.4% over April.

Train volume westbound into Port of Vancouver through May 2024
Canada Ports Rail Volume Report: May 2024

Freight volume westbound into the Port of Vancouver fell 6.1% in May while overall train volume through the port rose, driven by increased Intermodal traffic.

Intermodal container volume eastbound from vancouver cn and cpkc May 2024
Canada Intermodal Rail Volume Report: May 2024

Container volume remained at historic levels on CN in May while volumes fell on CPKC and are now below volumes seen in 2023.

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Train volume westbound into Port of Vancouver through August 2024
Intermodal container volume eastbound from port of vancouver February 2023 through August 2024 CN and CPKC
Drop off in rail volume on CN and CPKC August 25 2024 Strike
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