WASHINGTON-La Oficina de Análisis Ambiental de la Junta de Transporte de Surface emitió el viernes un borrador de la declaración de impacto ambiental para la construcción y operación propuesta por Green Eagle Railroad de una línea ferroviaria de 1.3 millas y un cruce fronterizo en Eagle Pass,...
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STB issues draft environmental statement on proposed border crossing railroad
WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis on Friday issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Green Eagle Railroad’s proposed construction and operation of a 1.3-mile rail line and border crossing in Eagle Pass, Texas.
The draft reviews two potential routes for the line, which was proposed in December 2023, as well as a “no build” alternative.
Green Eagle Railroad, a subsidiary of Puerto Verde Holdings, aims to build a 19.12-mile secure cross-border...
BNSF CEO’s talk illustrates value of data in improving service
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — The power of data, or more accurately, of well-used data, may not have explicitly been the topic of BNSF Railway CEO Katie Farmer’s presentation at the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers Winter Meeting. But it was a recurring theme of several subjects she touched on as part of her keynote address Wednesday on the conference’s first day.
Data played a part in Farmer’s look ahead to BNSF’s Barstow International Gateway intermodal and logistics project; in discussing the...
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CBP reopens key ports of entry for freight trains at US-Mexico border
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection reopened the three international border bridges at Eagle Pass and...
UP to customers: Urge Congress to help reopen US-Mexico rail crossings
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Union Pacific wants customers to urge Congress to pressure U.S. border officials to provide a...
Environmental groups sue BNSF over grizzly bear deaths
Two environmental groups are suing western U.S. Class I railroad BNSF because its trains allegedly kill grizzly bears on federally protected grounds in Idaho and Montana, violating the Endangered Species Act.
Santa Fe, New Mexico-headquartered WildEarth Guardians and Hailey, Idaho-based Western Watershed Project said Thursday that BNSF should change operating schedules or train speeds to prevent deaths of grizzlies along 206 miles of rail in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem (NCDE),...
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BNSF lists sites in Iowa, Kansas as primed for industrial development
Western U.S. Class I railroad BNSF has added two sites in Iowa and one in Kansas to its certified sites program, which designates areas along BNSF’s network that are primed for industrial development.
The Iowa sites are in Fort Madison and Glenwood, while the Kansas site is in De Soto. Prior to their selection, the railroad analyzed each site’s existing and proposed infrastructure, available utilities, site availability, and environmental and geotechnical standards, according to BNSF (NYSE: BRK-B
JB Hunt, BNSF and GMXT to launch Mexico-to-Midwest intermodal service
BNSF, J.B. Hunt Transport Services and Grupo Mexico’s Ferromex (GMXT) are launching an intermodal service that they say will slash a day off transit time between Monterrey in Mexico and Chicago and offer opportunities for customers to grow into expanding markets in Mexico.
The service will begin Jan. 1, 2024. Service will be offered between the Monterrey, Silao-Bajio and Pantaco-Mexico City regions and Chicago and the U.S. Midwest via the border gateway at Eagle Pass, Texas. The Dallas-Fort...
BNSF and coal exporter reach settlement
Western U.S. Class I railroad BNSF and coal producer Navajo Transitional Energy Co. (NTEC) have reached a settlement on NTEC’s claims it needs more service from BNSF to export coal.
They told the Surface Transportation Board in a Thursday filing to postpone further action on the dispute until Jan. 8, 2024, which is when they expect the settlement to be concluded.
NTEC and BNSF (NYSE: BRK-B) “have recently reached a settlement agreement to resolve the matter,” the two said in the filing. They...
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BNSF’s Q3 net income drops 15% on lower revenues
Declining grain exports and competition from lower spot rates in the trucking market were among the factors that led BNSF to post a 15% decline in net profits for the third quarter of 2023.
The Western U.S. Class I railroad, which is owned by Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B), reported net income of $1.22 billion for the third quarter of 2023, compared with $1.44 billion for the third quarter of 2022.
Freight revenues slipped 12% year over year (y/y) to $5.59 billion amid lower volumes, while...
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