North American freight rail growth continues

Freight rail traffic in all three major North American nations gained ground during the week ending May 17, 2014, just as they did the week before, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday, May 22.

Gains continue for U.S. freight traffic

U.S. freight rail traffic rose during the week ending May 10, 2014, extending gains for the year to date, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday, May 15.

Class action suit targets KCS

Kansas City Southern appears to have become the target of shareholder class action, including from a law firm claiming the Class I railroad “and certain of its executive officers made a series of false and misleading statements in violation of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,” pertaining to the company’s Mexican operations.

AAR: Traffic gains for April, first days of May

April’s solid advances in U.S. freight rail traffic rolled on into the first days of May, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday, May 8, 2014.

Good week for North American freight traffic

The overall improved trend for U.S. freight rail traffic solidified during the week ending April 26, 2014, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday, May 1, while North America’s two other large nations contributed to the good freight rail news as well.

AAR: North American carloads flat, intermodal up

Combined North American rail volume for the first 16 weeks of 2014 on 13 reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads totaled 5,898,862 carloads, flat compared with the same point last year, and 4,984,696 intermodal trailers and containers, up 4.5% compared with last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported on Thursday, April 24, 2014.

U.S. freight traffic up again in week and in March

For the fifth time in six weeks, U.S. freight rail traffic gained ground against the comparable week in 2013 and, not surprisingly, that contributed to increased traffic totals for the month of March, according to data released Thursday, April 3, 2014 by the Association of American Railroads.

U.S. freight traffic winning streak continues

U.S. freight rail traffic perpetuated its growth momentum during the week ending March 22, 2014, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday, March 27.

U.S. freight traffic advances in latest week

Both U.S. freight carload traffic and U.S. intermodal volume gained ground in the week ending March 15, 2014, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday, March 20.

AAR: U.S. freight traffic rallies as February ends

U.S. freight rail traffic was mixed over the 28 days of February, but advanced in the final days of the month included in the latest tally offered by the Association of American Railroads for the week ending March 1, 2014.

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