Leveraging their strategically located network of temperature-controlled warehouses and an industry-leading refrigerated railcar network, Lineage aims to lower the cost of distribution and improve food availability across North America.
Multiple new refrigerated (reefer) rail companies have entered the market in recent years, and existing service providers are investing more capital into developing and expanding their fleets and geographic reach.
Chicago-based project44 launched a new rail visibility API intended to increase end-to-end information symmetry by eliminating the shipment visibility gaps across the American and Canadian rail networks.
The project work will include the replacement of 27,000 cross ties, as well as improvements to 26 road crossings.
October 13, 2016
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 combined enterprise will be formed between Greenbrier's European operations headquartered in Swidnica, Poland, and Astra Rail, based in Germany and Arad, Romania.
October 13, 2016
The Greenbrier Cos., Inc., Lake Oswego, Ore., and Astra Rail Management GmbH announced plans to form a new company, Greenbrier-Astra Rail.