OIL January became another month during which shale play energy production in North America drove big announcements regarding rail infrastructure developments
US railroad BNSF has honoured 98 shippers with BNSF’s annual Product Stewardship Award for the safe transport of hazardous materials by rail during 2011.
US road tanker operator and intermodal logistics provider Schneider National has signed a new, multiyear agreement with railroad BNSF under which the railroad will continue to serve as one of Schneider’s primary rail providers.
US renewable fuel terminal operator BlendStar, a wholly owned subsidiary of Green Plains Renewable Energy, plans to build, own and operate a new ethanol unit-train terminal in Birmingham, Alabama, on the BNSF network.
US railroad BNSF says it has reached an important milestone in the development of its proposed $500m intermodal rail facility at the Port of Los Angeles with the release of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for public review and comment.
INVESTMENT Companies handling dangerous goods shipments by rail are constructing new terminal facilities and expanding services as economic outlook improves, both in the US and in Europe
