Rail Industry Trends

AAR: Carload gain continued, intermodal volume rebounded in July »

KEYWORDS: Association of American Railroads, AAR, Rail Industry Overview report, carloads, intermodal volume, July 2025

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People

People news from Patriot Rail, Keolis, Lochner and Arup »

KEYWORDS: Patriot Rail, Anthony Evett, Keolis Commuter Services, John Killeen, H.W. Lochner Inc., Chad Edwards, Arup, Gillian Blake

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Labor

BLET members OK temporary wage hike pact with UP »

KEYWORDS: Union Pacific Railroad, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen, rail labor, labor agreement

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Intermodal

Imports to slow soon at major container ports, Global Port Tracker predicts »

KEYWORDS: Global Port Tracker, intermodal, imports, National Retail Federation, Hackett Associates LLC, Jonathan Gold, Ben Hackett

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Federal Legislation & Regulation

Reps. Smucker, Owens introduce bill to clarify public transit safety regs »

KEYWORDS: U.S. Reps. Lloyd Smucker and Burgess Owens (R-Utah), Safe Transit Accountability Act, public transit agencies, federal public safety standards, American Public Transportation Association, Federal Transit Administration

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Amtrak

Amtrak completes upgrades at main D.C. station »