Total North American carload and intermodal traffic rose 2.3% through the first 51 weeks of 2024 compared with the same period last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Dec. 27.

For the week ending May 9, 2026, total U.S. rail traffic rose 3.7% from the same point last year, with gains in both carloads ...

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In some ways, freight rail and trucking seem to be direct competitors. Companies that need to get a container of goods from one city to another can choose between them. Rail is more cost-effective, ...

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have submitted an application to merge to the USA’s Surface Transportation Board.

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