According to industry reports, only 1% of trains operated in the U.S. are longer than 14,000 feet. A review of trains measured by RailState in the US Southwest in December 2024 showed much higher percentages of very long trains in
Overall freight volume westbound to the Port of Vancouver decreased 5.0% in November due to work stoppages at the western ports.
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Overall freight volume westbound to the Port of Vancouver increased 4.6% in October compared to September, and was unchanged from October 2023.
October was the strongest month for eastbound intermodal through the US Southwest that RailState has ever recorded. BNSF and UP moved 280,660 containers combined, driven by an import surge from Asia.
Combined container volume through the Port of Vancouver fell to 68,613 in October. This total was down 5.2% from September and 6.2% higher than October 2023.
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All Canada ports saw an increase in rail volume in September. Overall freight volume westbound to the Port of Vancouver increased 17.7% from August.
Combined container volume through the Port of Vancouver increased to 72,366 in September, up 10.3% from August and 37.0% higher than September 2023.
Overall freight volume westbound to the Port of Vancouver was nearly unchanged from July, despite the work stoppage across both railways.