COFC Logistics expands container service on BNSF and Ferromex

FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway and COFC Logistics today announced an expansion of COFC’s service into the Eastern U.S. and Mexico. The move allows COFC Logistics, which has a fleet of more than 8,000 containers, to deliver increased container availability to intermodal marketing companies. COFC sells container space and train capacity to intermodal marketing […]

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CN and CSX tout railroad collaboration

Intermodal train with one red and black locomotive on curve

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. — Canadian National and CSX executives today touted cooperation — not combination — as the best way to convert freight from highway to rail. While Union Pacific has proposed an $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern to create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S., CN CEO Tracy Robinson says interline partnerships […]

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Rapido Trains HO Enterprise covered hopper

Color photo showing B end of HO scale two-bay covered hopper painted gray with black graphics on white background

Rapido Trains HO Enterprise covered hopper Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Single car, $54.95; three-pack, $164.85; and six-pack, $329.70 Manufacturer: Rapido Trains, 382 High St, Buffalo, NY 14204; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com Rapido Trains HO Enterprise covered hopper features: Designed from original blueprints and field measurements Detailed body and underframe Canadian National and New York Central versions available […]

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Canada Infrastructure Bank helps fund Cando terminal expansion

EDMONTON, Alberta — The Canada Infrastructure Bank has reached financial close on a $72.1 million (U.S.) loan to Cando Rail & Terminals for expansion of its Sturgeon Terminal in the Alberta Industrial Heartland. The project will double the size of the terminal, which currently handles car supply for a dozen industrial customers in the Edmonton […]

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U.S. weekly rail traffic drops

Weekly table showing U.S. carload rail traffic by commodity type, plus overall intermodal volume

WASHINGTON — U.S. rail traffic showed one of its biggest single-week dips compared to 2024 for the week ending Sept. 6, with volume down 2.4% compared to the same week a year ago. According to the Association of American Railroads, volume for the week was 467,880 carloads and intermodal units. That included 214,383 carloads, down […]

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NS CEO says the rail industry has turned corner on service

Freight train at diamond with bridges in background

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. — Norfolk Southern CEO Mark George says the rail industry is ready to put periodic service crises in the rearview mirror — and regain market share lost to trucking in the process. “We went through … more than a decade where service crises happened every couple of years,” George told an investor […]

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SMART-TD, NCCC reach tentative agreement on contract for yardmasters

Logo of SMART-TD union

WASHINGTON — The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers-Transportation Division has reached a tentative agreement with the bargaining group representing major railroads for a new five-year contract for yardmasters, SMART-TD has announced. The agreement with the National Carriers Conference Committee calls for annual wage increases totaling 17.5% through 2029, with a […]

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TSB investigating new CPKC derailment in British Columbia

CPKC logo

JAFFRAY, British Columbia — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will investigate a CPKC derailment that occurred Tuesday (Sept. 9, 2025). near the community of Jaffray, the agency has announced. TSB investigators will gather information at the scene and assess the occurrence, the second in the area in about a week. The Canadian Press reports […]

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Mark Albert’s Cincinnati Traction in HO scale

Dive into the captivating world of Cincinnati’s traction history with Mark Albert’s stunning HO scale model railroad! Originally built to travel to train shows, this layout, presented in the October 2025 issue of Model Railroader magazine, has found its permanent home, allowing for incredible new details and enhancements. Explore intricately modeled street scenes complete with […]

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