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24 posts tagged with “rail-freight”
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
Industrial Products Lift Rail Freight: Turn Commodity Mix Into a Weekly Mode-Switch Signal
Learn how commodity-level rail data can help shippers anticipate equipment, transload, drayage, and mode-conversion decisions before capacity tightens.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 30, 2026 · 5 min read
Rail Merger Environmental Review Turns Network Strategy Into a Data Filing
Rail merger review is turning lane design, interchange risk, terminal exposure, and emissions assumptions into evidence shippers should organize before networks change.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 17, 2026 · 6 min read
Maersk's SoCal Rail Shift Shows Inland Rail Choice Is Becoming a Service-Design Decision
Maersk's Southern California rail shift shows why inland rail routing now belongs in service design, not just procurement, for import container networks.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 3, 2026 · 6 min read
Germany’s Rail IT Outage Shows Freight Reliability Now Depends on Telecom Resilience
Germany’s rail radio-network outage is a warning for shippers: freight reliability now depends on telecom resilience, not just tracks, terminals, and equipment.
CXTMS InsightsJune 24, 2026 · 6 min read
International Paper’s CPKC Rail Plan Shows Packaging Plants Need Freight Optionality Built In
International Paper’s CPKC rail-served Mississippi packaging facility shows why freight optionality belongs in industrial site design, not after-the-fact logistics fixes.
CXTMS InsightsJune 20, 2026 · 7 min read
Rail Service Data Gets Real: What OETA and ISP Reporting Mean for Shipper Scorecards
New weekly OETA and ISP rail reporting gives shippers better evidence for scorecards, disputes, routing decisions, and rail service reviews.
CXTMS InsightsMay 30, 2026 · 6 min read