3 Things You Didn't Know About Freight Rail

Short liners maintain high hopes for CRISI's future  Short-line railroaders who follow the federal budget process were likely pleased when the U.S. Department of Transportation’s proposed discretionary budget proposal called for $500 million for the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements grant program in fiscal-year 2026.

At LRW annual symposium, government affairs professionals talk challenges, opportunities for rail amid political uncertainty During the League of Railway Women’s annual symposium in Chicago earlier this month, three North American railroad government affairs professionals shared how the industry (and industry lobby) are attempting to navigate the uncertainty.

BNSF to gain grain traffic from new terminals in Kansas, Wisconsin  In late May, BNSF moved its first shuttle train loaded with corn from ALCIVIA's newly constructed grain terminal in Hager City, Wisconsin. The move came two months after the first inbound trains of fertilizer began rolling into Central Valley Ag’s new grain shuttle facility and agronomy plant complex in Courtland, Kansas.

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