Rail
16 posts tagged with “Rail”
STB Economics Leadership Changes: What Rail Shippers Should Put in Their Evidence File
Build a defensible rail evidence file for STB rate, service, demurrage, and merger proceedings with auditable shipment data.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 27, 2026 · 6 min read
Amazon Standard Ocean Express: How to Qualify the Direct Port-to-Rail Service
Amazon Standard Ocean Express links Los Angeles imports to East Coast fulfillment centers by rail. Here is how shippers should qualify the service before shifting volume.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 24, 2026 · 6 min read
Intermodal's Customer-Experience Test: Measure Every Step That Makes Rail Hard to Buy
A practical intermodal friction score helps shippers compare rail with truckload by measuring quote speed, handoffs, visibility, and exception ownership.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 21, 2026 · 5 min read
Metals Are Driving Rail Growth: How Industrial Shippers Should Rebuild Equipment Forecasts
Metals are lifting U.S. rail volumes, but national growth can conceal local railcar shortages. Build equipment forecasts from commodity, location, and consumption signals.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 25, 2026 · 5 min read
CN’s New Shipper Access Deal Makes Rail Optionality a Contract-Data Problem
CN's conditional access deal tied to the Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger could preserve rail choice, but shippers need lane-level contract and operating data before assigning value to it.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 28, 2026 · 6 min read
CSX's Q2 Beat Puts Rail Service Quality Back Beside Revenue Growth
CSX's strong second-quarter results make a case for rail growth, but shippers need a lane-level scorecard before committing more freight.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 23, 2026 · 5 min read
BNSF’s $4B California Intermodal Project Is Really a Distribution Network Bet
BNSF’s Barstow International Gateway approval is more than a rail project; it is a long-cycle bet on inland intermodal capacity, import routing, and distribution network design.
CXTMS InsightsJune 21, 2026 · 7 min read
FRA Track-Tech Tests Could Make Rail Reliability More Measurable Before Service Fails
FRA's expanded automated track inspection waiver and CSX's July rollout show why rail infrastructure signals should become part of shipper reliability scorecards.
CXTMS InsightsJune 21, 2026 · 7 min read
An Arkansas Port’s Rail Rebuild Shows Why Inland Ports Need Disaster-Ready Capacity Plans
An Arkansas inland port rail rebuild shows why shippers need disaster-ready capacity plans across rail-served nodes, transload partners, and alternate drayage.
CXTMS InsightsJune 2, 2026 · 6 min read
Rail Mega-Merger Scrutiny: What the UP-NS Filing Timeline Means for Intermodal Shippers
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern's revised merger filing has moved into Surface Transportation Board review. Intermodal shippers should use the timeline to measure rail exposure before network rules change.
CXTMS InsightsMay 29, 2026 · 6 min read