Nearly 150 years after the Golden Spike in Promontory Summit, Utah, completed this nation’s first transcontinental railroad, America’s freight railroad industry remains an emblem of innovation and a foundation for…
How do we protect our environment for future generations? For freight railroads, the answer is by innovating new technologies, investing in new equipment and pioneering new ways of efficiently running our operations. With a private freight rail network that stretches nearly 140,000 miles coast-to-coast, every improvement along the way means a big difference for America’s carbon footprint. Here are just some of the ways freight rail is delivering a greener future for America:
Freight rail employees are highly skilled professionals who are among the best-compensated workers in the nation. The industry attracts employees from a wide range of backgrounds —from high school graduates…
Look around you. Freight rail is a crucial part of an integrated network of trains, trucks and barges that ships around 54 tons of goods per American every year. Nearly everything…
Freight Rail Policy Stance Policymakers should embrace performance-based regulations, which allow railroads to innovate with the latest technologies. Antiquated federal rules and non-transparent processes stifle innovation and growth throughout the…
From the car you drive to the food you eat, domestic and international trade helps make American life possible. This trade, which happens across North America, depends on manufacturing and…
America’s railroads are a critical component of our national infrastructure, moving the people, raw materials and finished goods that make modern life possible. That is why the nation’s freight rail…
Freight Rail Infrastructure & Equipment Safety On average, America’s freight railroads spend $25 billion a year on capital expenditures and maintenance expenses related to locomotives, freight cars, tracks, bridges, tunnels…
How Technology Helps Railroads Move Freight More Efficiently Than Ever Each day, nearly 600 freight railroad companies use a shared fleet of 1.6 million freight cars to move goods for…
Preserving the natural environment is a responsibility railroads take seriously. Freight rail is well ahead of other modes of transportation when it comes to limiting greenhouse gas emissions, increasing fuel…
U.S. freight railroads move over two billion tons annually across nearly 140,000-miles of privately owned infrastructure that runs through 49 states. American freight railroads make massive investments across the country…
We all learned it in school: molecules are the basic building blocks of life. Without them, our world as we know it would not exist. In much the same way,…
Freight Rail Policy Stance: In the 21st Century, freight railroads require a modernized approach to federal regulations that allows them to innovate with new technologies and processes for an even safer and…
We are living in the safest era ever for U.S. railroads According to Federal Railroad Administration data, recent years have been the safest on record for the rail sector. This…
Preserving the natural environment is a responsibility railroads take seriously. Freight rail is well ahead of other modes of transportation when it comes to limiting greenhouse gas emissions, increasing fuel…
Whether selling and building automobiles and houses, powering businesses or enabling manufacturers to reach new customers, American industries rely on freight rail to get raw goods and products to market…
Date: 2/22/2018 In today’s interconnected world, putting “America First” means embracing global trade. The data are clear: Trade supports 40 million quality American jobs. One in four U.S. manufacturing jobs…
Q&A with Lynden Tennison, Chief Strategy Officer, Union Pacific With 26 years in the industry under his belt, Union Pacific’s Lynden Tennison has had a front row seat to the U.S.…
Freight Rail’s Private Investments: Billions of Dollars Annually The U.S. freight rail network moves the raw goods and finished products that fuel the American economy, from the electricity powering businesses…
Freight Rail Policy Stance: Freight railroads support a continuation of existing balanced regulatory policies. Why This Matters: The current regulatory framework protects rail customers against unreasonable railroad actions while allowing…
Environmental Benefits of Moving Freight by Rail Railroads are the most environmentally sound way to move freight over land. On average, trains are four times more fuel efficient than trucks.…
How Intermodal Reinvented Freight Rail After the nation’s first railroad was chartered in 1827, the freight rail industry quickly became the preferred heavy hauler. From grain to coal to steel…
The industry attracts employees from a wide range of backgrounds —from high school graduates to those holding graduate degrees — to help safely transport the raw materials, products and finished goods that sustain the nation’s economy and people. Railroads provide the opportunity to build lifelong careers in fields such as engineering and dispatching, in law enforcement, information technology and industrial development. And with a strong track record of hiring America’s veterans, rail companies are military-friendly employers. Because of high wages and benefits, technical training and professional growth opportunities, freight rail employees often stay in the industry for their entire careers. Many have family railroad legacies that stretch back generations.
Date: 2/22/2018 In today’s interconnected world, putting “America First” means embracing global trade. The data are clear: Trade supports 40 million quality American jobs. One in four U.S. manufacturing jobs…
Equitable Automation Policy Will Unleash the Future of Transportation Government policy needs to encourage innovation across all modes of transportation. That’s the message the private freight rail industry delivered to…
Each day, nearly 600 freight railroad companies use a shared fleet of 1.6 million freight cars to move goods for thousands of customers spread across North America’s vast rail network. Ensuring that operations run safely and efficiently allows railroads to maintain their competitive edge. By applying advanced software and technologies to operations, railroads move freight more efficiently and cost-effectively than ever before. Since 1980, rail traffic density increased approximately 300% with no significant increase in the size of the railroad network, locomotive productivity rose 93% and average freight carried per train rose 63%. Improving the rail industry’s operational efficiency produces dividends for rail shippers too. Efficiency and productivity improvements help railroads keep prices low. In fact, rail shippers today can move roughly twice the amount of freight for nearly the same price paid in 1980, giving them an edge in an increasingly globalized economy.
By linking businesses to each other here and abroad, freight railroads have played a crucial role in America’s economic development for more than 185 years. American life is driven by…
Washington, D.C. – March 13, 2018 – Newly released data from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) confirms that recent years remain the safest ever for U.S. railroads. Through employee commitment to…
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2016 is the Year of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) at ASTM. Throughout the year, we will emphasize how input from SMEs is crucial to creating high-quality technical standards.…
Freeport-McMoRan, one of the largest producers of copper in the world, operates the Morenci copper mine and four other production sites throughout Arizona. The Morenci mine — located near Clifton,…
America’s railroads are a critical component of our national infrastructure, moving the people, raw materials and finished goods that make modern life possible. That’s why the nation’s freight and passenger…