Converting more hump yards to flat switching has reduced the time a railcar is at a rail yard, Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) said in its 2019 sustainability report released May 28.
Union Pacific (UP) uses hump yards to sort railcars in such a way that blocks of cars are consolidated based on common destinations, the report said. Flat switching results in the same outcome but maintenance costs are much less, according to UP.
“Each time a car touches a [hump] yard, it adds about 24 hours to its...
Although U.S. rail traffic is still sharply lower compared with the same period in 2019, rail volumes for intermodal and commodities such as motor vehicles and grain are higher sequentially on a weekly basis, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
U.S. grain volumes totaled 21,977 carloads for the week that ended Saturday, which is a 2.3% decrease compared with the same period in 2019 but 5.7% higher than 20,790 carloads for the week ending May 16. Meanwhile, weekly carloads...
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Customers say they were notified early May 8 that Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) was ceasing operations of its multimodal service Cold Connect, which offered end-to-end transportation service for refrigerated loads.
A Cold Connect representative confirmed the closure and told FreightWaves that low freight rates and consumers moving toward purchasing shelf-stable items, like canned goods, rice and beans instead of fresh produce amid the coronavirus pandemic, contributed to declining sales.
UP purchased...
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It is May, and freight carriers – including the railroads – have issued their first quarter 2020 report cards. Simultaneously, it is a time of considerable economic uncertainty.
Previously in such crises, certain companies and...
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Effective January 27, 2020, Union Pacific Railroad, Hapag-Lloyd’s primary rail provider on US West Coast will discontinue their service from Oakland to the following destinations:
Hapag-Lloyd will continue to serve imports to these destinations over Southern California via ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach. Hapag-Lloyd informs that this change does not affect any West Bound (export) routes presently in place.
The post Uni...
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