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Kansas City Southern Optimistic About 2020

Kansas City Southern expects rail volumes and revenue to grow in 2020 amid service improvements and clarity on U.S. trade policy concerning North America.
 

UP Testing New Tie Removal Technology

The Class I is testing the use of two excavators that ride along the top of a series of connected 70-foot-long rail cars. Excavator operators load tie bundles left in stacks along the right of way and transport them to one of three facilities where ties are recycled or shredded for cogeneration fuel, UP officials said in a post on the railroad's website.
 

New Rail Terminals Help Address Propane Storage Needs, Logistics

Much of the propane industry recalls early 2014, when the U.S. Department of Transportation issued regional hours-of-service orders, designed to alleviate U.S. product shortages and allow transporters to move propane more freely through affected areas.
 

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Says no Need for More Farm Aid After China Trade Deal

With China poised to increase purchases of U.S. agricultural goods this year as part of a Phase 1 China trade deal, the U.S. Agriculture Secretary said on Monday there is no need for a third year of trade-related aid for farmers.
 
 

International News

 

Egypt to Stop Importing Railcars by October 2020 

The government will no longer need to import railcars from abroad after completing the development of the Arab Organization for Industrialization’s (AOI) Semaf railway factory in October 2020, Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly said during a visit to the factory, according to a cabinet statement.
 

Record Grain Volume at Ukrainian Railways

In 2019, Ukrainian Railways transported 40.5 million tonnes of grain which is a record amount over the last years. Compared to 2018, this is a 20.1% increase.
 
 
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