All Entries in the "RAIL" Category
Marijuana Worth $1.2 Million in Trailer, Truck Tires & Rail Cars
San Diego, Calif. – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa Cargo port of entry intercepted three narcotic smuggling attempts on Monday. The first seizure occurred at about 11:30 a.m., when a CBP officer referred a 26-year-old Mexican citizen driving a 1991 Freightliner Tractor to the secondary examination [...]
Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Up 0.2% in June
- / N2N / – The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose 0.2 percent in June from its May level, rising after one monthly decline, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. BTS, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, reported that the Freight TSI has risen 4.7 [...]
Folding Intermodal Containers Use Less Storage Space
EDISON, NJ, – / N2N / – Staxxon Technologies, Inc., the developer of a vertical folding solution for empty intermodal containers, began briefing prospective customers, partners and investors on its designs using a functional prototype. By retrofitting a used 20′ dry intermodal container to support vertical folding, Staxxon is demonstrating how its vertical folding design [...]
Union Pacific RR Employees Achieve Best Ever Saftety Record
OMAHA, Neb. – / N2N / – Union Pacific Railroad employees achieved the best first half of the year safety performance in company history. For the period January 1 through June 30, Union Pacific’s employee reportable injury rate was 1.31, a nearly 10 percent improvement over the previous company best 1.45 reportable rate for the [...]
Hurricane-Damaged Rail Bridge Reopens at Nuevo Laredo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – / N2N / – Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) today reported that its Mexican subsidiary, Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (KCSM) has worked throughout the weekend on the Anahuac Bridge and re-opened the bridge at 5:55 p.m. on Saturday, July 24. KCSM began running trains on the re-opened [...]
Union Pacific Reports 27% Increase in Operating Revenue
Omaha, Nebraska – / N2N / – Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) today reported 2010 second quarter net income of $711 million, or $1.40 per diluted share, compared to $465 million, or $0.92 per diluted share, in the second quarter 2009. Second quarter 2009 net income included $72 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, related [...]
Hurricane Alex Damages Tracks Causing Rail Freight Delays in Mexico
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – / N2N / – Kansas City Southern’s (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) rail service in northern Mexico has been disrupted by damage resulting from Hurricane Alex, which made landfall on June 30. The hurricane, which has impacted service on KCS’s primary Mexican rail subsidiary, Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (“KCSM”), caused [...]
April Surface Trade with Canada – Mexico up 32.4% from April 2009
/ N2N / – Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 32.4 percent higher in April 2010 than in April 2009, reaching $65.8 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The 32.4 percent [...]
March Mexico-Canada Surface Trade up 37% Over March 2009
- / N2N / – Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 37.0 percent higher in March 2010 than in March 2009, reaching $69.9 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The 37.0 [...]
Free Report Details Growing Threat of Terrorist Attacks to Rail Systems
DOWNLOAD THE FREE REPORT SAN JOSE, Calif. – /N2N / – Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) counter-terrorism expert Brian Michael Jenkins says that the Mumbai train derailment two days ago could point to a growing trend in India. But it also could have serious implications for other countries. Terrorists make note of methods, taking lessons from [...]
