MINOT, N.D. — They’re ramping up the intermodal “ramp” at Minot, N.D., a key piece of what could become very important as an international launching pad for specialty crop growers and exporters. Greg ...

Premise: The golden age of railroads taking trucks off of the highways might be over. Why? Because the low-hanging fruit may already have been harvested. Translation: Most rail intermodal traffic may ...

Freight rail’s enhanced productivity has made rail more competitive in the movement of intermodal domestic cargo. This, in turn, allows the trucking industry, which has been plagued by driver ...

Gary Frantz is a contributing editor for DC Velocity and its sister publication, Supply Chain Xchange. He is a veteran communications executive with more than 30 years of experience in the ...

Fittingly enough, it was a bluebird day on the former Boston & Maine in Massachusetts when Norfolk Southern engineer Matt Bushart brought the railroad’s first New England double-stack train to a stop ...

The cornerstone for a massive network of intermodal facilities aimed at creating a more efficient freight link between the Mid-Atlantic ports and the Midwest is now being laid in North Baltimore, OH, ...

"On April 27, 1984, a train operated by the Southern Pacific Transportation Co. left Los Angeles for South Kearny, N.J. This wasn't just another train, however. On board were containers stacked ...

CSX has operated its first revenue double-stack freight train through Baltimore’s upgraded Howard Street Tunnel, marking a major milestone in East Coast–Midwest freight service. The clearance project, ...

Like just about every other regional or national carrier in the industry, Boyd Bros. Transportation faces common challenges. Scrutiny under Compliance Safety Accountability, pending changes to the ...