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North America pulp and paper rail freight down 5% in latest week; lumber continues higher
North American pulp and paper railroad freight for the latest week ending Jan. 28 at 9,453 carloads was down 5.3% from a year earlier, the Assn of American Railroads reported. Through four weeks of 2012, North American pulp and paper freight volume at 38,032 carloads was down More
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CN opens newest intermodal terminal in Chippewa Falls, WI
CN today marked the opening of its newest intermodal terminal at Chippewa Falls in a ribbon-cutting ceremony here. The terminal, located only 100 miles east of Minneapolis/St. Paul, offers Wisconsin and Minnesota customers new supply chain options to ship and receive goods in containers. "This terminal gives More
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Eastport Port Authority in Maine says no woodchip export agreement reached after erroneous report
The Eastport Port Authority in Eastport, ME, said no agreement had been reached about an export woodchip operation at the facility. The port clarified the situation after a third-party press release was issued in error and was rescinded. More
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RailAmerica to acquire Marquette Rail in Michigan for $40 million
RailAmerica today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Marquette Rail LLC for $40 million subject to final adjustments for working capital. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and Surface Transportation Board approval. Headquartered in Ludington, MI, Marquette operates 126 miles of track More
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RailAmerica to acquire majority interest in the Wellsboro and Corning Railroad and Industrial Waste Group in Pennsylvania and New York for $18 million
RailAmerica today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a seventy-percent interest in the Wellsboro and Corning Railroad ("WCOR") and Industrial Waste Group ("IWG") from Myles Group for $18 million. Members of the Myles family will retain the remaining thirty-percent interest in the companies and More
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Weekly North American pulp and paper rail freight off 1.8%; lumber up 6.2%
North American pulp and paper rail freight for the week ending Jan. 21 was down 1.8% from a year ago to 9,420 carloads, the Assn of American Railroads reported. Volume through three weeks of 2012 at 28,579 carloads was 2.3% lower than in 2011. US pulp and More
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Union Pacific Railroad and UPS achieve perfect peak season in 2011, deliver 100% of UPS peak-season freight without service failure
Union Pacific Railroad and UPS achieved a perfect peak season in 2011 by delivering 100 percent of UPS peak-season freight without a service failure. "Our goal is to always provide UPS with flawless service, and that is especially important during peak season," said John Kaiser, Union Pacific More
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Canadian Pacific Railway to invest up to $1.2B in infrastructure as part of expansion and service improvement multi-year plan
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited today announced that, as part of the Company's Multi-Year Plan, CP will invest between $1.1 billion and $1.2 billion for infrastructure renewal, network enhancements and expansion projects in 2012. The 2012 Capital Plan will focus on strategic and targeted investments to improve service More
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North America pulp and paper rail traffic up 2.1% in 2011; latest week off 0.9%
North American pulp and paper railroad freight traffic at 496,627 carloads in 2011 was 2.1% higher than in 2010 and was 4.7% higher than in 2009, according to Assn of American Railroads statistics. For the 52-week period, US pulp and paper traffic was 4.3% higher, Canada was More
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Shotgun the presses - faster handling of newsprint reels
The latest generation of high speed newspaper presses require a totally reliable, seamless supply chain to manage the required high volumes of dense, heavy reels of paper. 'Just in time' deliveries are planned and precisely scheduled - and vehicle turnaround times need to be optimised for good More
