Domestic News
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Union Pacific today named longtime CSX Transportation executive Brian Barr as its senior vice president of transportation. |
A broken wheel is believed to have caused Sunday’s derailment of a Union Pacific train in McPherson, leading to a spill of denatured alcohol, the Associated Press reports. |
According to a Phoenix Business Journal report, the Council voted to change the city’s general plan to allow for industrial development. |
Chassis providers believe the equipment shortages that bogged down inland supply chains in 2021 and 2022 will soon no longer be an issue for shippers, allowing the industry to return to a more typical supply/demand balance. |
International News
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An international consortium consisting of SBB Cargo, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and the companies PJM, Voith and plc-tec, launched a Swiss digital freight train pilot (DAC+). |
Construction of an intermodal freight hub at Les Aubrais in the north of Orléans is set to begin in July for opening in 2025. |