U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced $1.5 billion in discretionary grant funding to 91 projects in 49 states and the District of Columbia.

Making the switch from over-the-road to rail is not complicated, and the protocols for refrigerated truck and refrigerated rail are similar.

Kansas City Southern (KCS), Kansas City, Mo., and its subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Co. (KCSR), is investing approximately $25 million in 2017 on construction and improvement projects on its Beaumont Subdivision.

Florida East Coast Railway (FECR), Jacksonville, Fla., now provides customers with more features and capabilities in the FECR Connect system, a web-based portal that allows users to plan, schedule and track shipments in real time.

Kansas City Southern (KCS), Kansas City, Mo., announced that its subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Co. (KCSR), is investing approximately $5.6 million on construction and improvement projects on its Louisville Subdivision.

The Greenbrier Cos., Inc., Lake Oswego, Ore., and Astra Rail Management GmbH announced plans to form a new company, Greenbrier-Astra Rail.

The Greenbrier Cos., Inc., Lake Oswego, Ore., and its subsidiary, Greenbrier Management Services LLC (GMS) expanded its railcar asset management business with the launch of a new regulatory services group.

Kansas City Southern (KCS), Kansas City, Mo., announced that its principal U.S. subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Co. (KCSR), will invest approximately $5.6 million in 2016 in construction and improvement projects on its Shreveport Terminal Subdivision.

The Association of American Railroads (AAR), Washington, D.C., released today its first "State of the Industry Report" focusing on the key challenges, accomplishments and innovations within the freight railroad industry.

Kansas City Southern Railway Co. (KCSR) will invest approximately $15 million in 2016 on rail and bridge improvement projects on its Beaumont Subdivision between DeQuincy and LeRidder, La.