The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads in May 2024 was up compared to May 2023. Carloads originated increased 4.5 percent, from 355,619 in May 2023 to 371,570 in May 2024. Petroleum Products led May gains, up 28.7 percent, followed by Trailer or Container, up 16.8 percent. Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel led declines for the second month in a row, down 9.4 percent.Click …
Railinc’s Manager of Customer Success Clay Congleton has been recognized as a 2024 Rising Star by Progressive Railroading magazine.The award…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads in April 2024 was up compared to April 2023. Carloads originated increased 8.6 percent, from 335,412 in April 2023 to 364,256 in April 2024. Nonmetallic Minerals led April gains, up 38.3 percent, followed by Petroleum Products, up 28.6 percent. Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel led declines, down 6.1 percent.Click …
In early March, Railinc Senior Data Scientist David Humphrey presented the 2024 railcar and locomotive reviews at the Rail Equipment Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Railinc Corporate Communications sat down with David post-conference to delve into some of the most significant takeaways from this year’s data.Corporate Communications (CC): What were some of the important trends you touched on when presenting this year’s…
The North American rail equipment fleet increased its total size during the first quarter of 2024. The total equipment count was 2,110,061, for a change of about 0.3 percent.The four largest segments during the quarter were Covered Hoppers (29 percent), Tank Cars (22 percent) and Gondolas and Intermodal (10 percent).Covered Hoppers led gains, up 1.1 percent, followed by Flats which increased 0.7 percent. EOTDs led declines, down 2 percent.The…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads in March 2024 was up slightly compared to March 2023. Carloads originated increased 0.8 percent, from 358,777 in March 2023 to 361,606 in March 2024. Coal led March gains, up 27.8 percent from the previous year. All Other Carloads led declines, down 16.5 percent.Click here…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads in February 2024 was up compared to February 2023. Carloads originated increased 6.6 percent, from 317,672 in February 2023 to 338,541 in February 2024. Petroleum Products and Coal led February gains, up 27.6 percent and 27.3 percent, respectively, from the previous year. Metallic Ores led declines, down 21.2 percent.Click …
Railinc CEO and President Allen West has been named one of the winners of Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2024 Pros to Know Award for Lifetime Achievement, which recognizes outstanding executives whose accomplishments offer a roadmap for other leaders looking to leverage supply chain for competitive advantage.You can view the full list of winners …