Freight
Legacy ID
1541
July 2024 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Down 0.2% from the Previous Month and Down 0.5% from the Same Month Last Year
BTS 42-24
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Progress Towards Safer Rail Tank Cars Transporting Flammable Liquids: 2024 Report
Progress Towards Safer Rail Tank Cars Transporting Flammable Liquids: 2024 ReportThis 2024 report summarize progress made in upgrading North American rail tank cars transporting Class 3 flammable liquids to the DOT-117 standards. The new DOT-117 standards, finalized in 2015, specify the...
Potential Effects of a Canadian Rail Disruption
On the morning of August 22, 2024, both of the Class 1 rail carriers in Canada shut down operations. The Canadian Government has since stepped in and order an extension of existing contracts and requested the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) undertake binding arbitration with railroads and...U.S. - Canada Border Crossings by Rail Container Counts: 2023
A map depicting incoming rail container counts at U.S. - Canada border crossings in 2023.