For first time in 61 years, freight rails split on union strategy
For the first time in 61 years, there is a split between the class 1 freight railroads in how they are pursuing the next round of national talks with labor …
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Canadian rail lockout leaves billions in U.S. trade stranded
Locked out railway workers demonstrate outside of the CN Rail Brampton yard on August 22, 2024 in Brampton ON, Canada. Ian Willms | Getty Images The highly integrated trade relationship …
Glass Lewis endorses 6 Ancora nominees
A Norfolk Southern train is en route on Feb. 14, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio. Earlier in the month a derailment sent millions of pounds of toxic chemicals into the …
Railroad CSX’s new freight route for Port of Baltimore closure starts Tuesday
CSX train at Seagirt Marine Terminal, Port of Baltimore. Baltimore Sun | Tribune News Service | Getty Images CSX is starting a new dedicated freight rail service between Baltimore and …
How shipping containers can make or break the global economy
The shipping container is a logistics marvel that can affordably move thousands of items from hundreds of different companies all around the globe. If there is a slowdown in shipping-container …
Amtrak backs Texas Central bullet train
The U.S., despite decades of research and studies, remains without authentic high-speed rail options. Since 1987, investors have attempted to introduce bullet train service to Texas. In 2014, a group …
Demand for shipments has risen since Red Sea attacks
A China-Europe freight train returning from Russia arrives at a railway container freight center on September 20, 2023 in Manzhouli, China. Liu Wenhua | China News Service | Getty Images …
Why U.S. ports are getting a $21 billion upgrade
U.S. ports are receiving multimillion dollar grants to upgrade cargo handling infrastructure. The grants are part of the Biden administration’s $21 billion commitment to modernize port infrastructure in the U.S. …
Laos is spiraling toward a debt crisis as China looms large
A pedestrians at a bus station in Vientiane, Laos, on Saturday, June 24, 2023. Valeria Mongelli | Bloomberg | Getty Images An alarming debt crisis has unfolded in Laos in …
Indonesia’s China-backed high-speed train sparks concerns of debt trap
An employee walks carriages at a platform on Jakarta’s new light rail transit (LRT) on August 3, 2023. Adek Berry | Afp | Getty Images A $7.3 billion high-speed electric …