Norfolk Southern has officially launched its new operating plan aimed at boosting intermodal service.
It’s called TOP|SPG, standing for “Thoroughbred Operating Plans” and “service, productivity and growth,” NS (NYSE: NSC) said Monday. A thoroughbred horse is part of NS’ logo.
Executives in past earnings calls have mentioned the railroad’s strategy to develop an operating plan for intermodal shipments following TOP21, NS’ operating plan for...
The Transportation Technology Center Inc. (TTCI) is developing a training and on-track testing facility in Pueblo, Colorado. TTCI hopes the facility will be operational in 2022.
TTCI is a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
The facility will be located at the PuebloPlex facility in Pueblo County, and it will have the ability to expand in accordance with industry and research needs. TTCI said the site will feature a high...
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The Transportation Technology Center Inc. (TTCI), a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads, has named Kari Gonzales as its new president.
Gonzales, a 20-year veteran of Pueblo, Colorado-based TTCI, has been serving as the group’s acting president since June. Prior to her appointment, she served as vice president and chief financial officer.
As the new president, Gonzales will lead TTCI’s long-term strategic planning as the group continues...
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BNSF has reopened an intermodal facility in Arkansas to unlock capacity in the greater Memphis, Tennessee, area.
The railroad said Monday that it has reopened the Harvard Intermodal Facility in Marion, Arkansas, effective immediately to meet increased intermodal demand in greater Memphis.
All international intermodal shipments originating at the Port of Long Beach’s Pier T Terminal will now terminate at the Harvard facility,...
U.S. rail traffic recovered last week from the prior week’s dip in volumes, according to data from the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
U.S. rail volumes totaled 533,872 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending last Saturday. That total is 2% higher than the prior week and 28.3% higher than the same period in 2020. The double-digit percentage increase reflects the volume downturn that occurred last year at the start of the COVID-19...
Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) announced Tuesday that it will open an intermodal terminal in Southern California’s import distribution region near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The terminal, which will open in the second quarter of 2021, will give customers expanded access to the Chicago market and other major areas.
The terminal will start as a pop-up terminal at the West Colton rail yard. It will offer domestic intermodal...
The management of the Transportation Technology Center Inc. (TTCI), a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) that develops and researches safety technology for the rail industry, is undergoing a change in September that will expand TTCI’s work to multiple sites.
TTCI’s management will transition from a single-source “care, custody and control contract” to a contract affiliated with the U.S. Department of...
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