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30 posts tagged with “rail-freight”
200,000 Railcars Near Retirement: Build an Equipment-Age Risk Curve Before Capacity Disappears
Nearly 200,000 North American railcars may approach retirement as new production stays constrained. Learn how to turn fleet age into actionable capacity scenarios.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 6, 2026 · 6 min read
A $40 Million Lumber Expansion Puts On-Site Rail Back in the Plant-Location Model
A North Carolina lumber expansion shows why siding capacity, switching windows, shipment data, and fallback routes belong in every rail-served plant-location model.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 3, 2026 · 6 min read
Capacity Attrition Is Pushing Freight Toward Rail: Govern the IMC–3PL Handoff
Truck capacity attrition can make intermodal attractive without a freight boom. Learn how shippers, 3PLs, IMCs, drayage carriers, and railroads should govern every handoff.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 31, 2026 · 6 min read
BNSF's Faster Phoenix Intermodal Service Turns Barstow Into a Southwest Freight Hub
BNSF's faster Phoenix intermodal service and planned Barstow gateway are reshaping Southwest freight options. Learn how shippers should compare rail, drayage, inventory time, and truck alternatives.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 27, 2026 · 6 min read
BNSF’s Phoenix–North Texas Intermodal Expansion Creates a New Southwest Routing Option
Evaluate BNSF’s expanded Phoenix–North Texas intermodal service with a routing-guide test covering transit, cutoffs, drayage, reliability, and total landed cost.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 19, 2026 · 6 min read
6.8 Million Rail Carloads Make Weekly Rail Data a Procurement Signal
Weekly U.S. rail carload and intermodal data can give freight procurement teams an early signal for corridor reviews, mode substitution, and capacity bids.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 19, 2026 · 5 min read
AAR's Freight Rail Research Consortium: Turning Academic Models Into Shipper-Ready Decisions
AAR's new academic consortium could improve rail forecasting and policy analysis, but shippers need governed data and measurable planning rules to capture value.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 13, 2026 · 6 min read
The Two-Person Rail Crew Rule Survives Court Review: What Shippers Should Put in Service Contingencies
The FRA two-person rail crew rule survived appellate review. Learn how rail shippers can separate compliance risk from congestion and build practical service contingencies.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 13, 2026 · 6 min read
Union Pacific's Houston Environmental Work Needs a Remediation-Freight Control Tower
A practical control-tower model for manifests, approved routes, disposal appointments, and chain of custody in environmental-remediation freight.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 8, 2026 · 6 min read
Rail Traffic Rose 2.4%, but the Carload-Intermodal Split Is the Signal Shippers Need
U.S. rail traffic grew 2.4% while carloads declined. Learn how shippers can use the carload-intermodal split to guide capacity and mode decisions.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 7, 2026 · 6 min read