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Total Railcar Traffic Down From Last Year

Published October 23, 2020

The weekly rail traffic report from the Association of American Railroads shows total weekly rail traffic was 518,800 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending October 17. Total carloads for the week were down 7.5 percent from the same…
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A New Intermodal Rail Service Opens This Week

Published October 12, 2020

North Dakota will be launching an intermodal rail service in Minot this week. This service allows the movement of international containers for producers and processers. It is meant to be especially useful for specialty crops and identity-preserved products. Governor Burgum…
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BNSF Names New CEO

Published October 8, 2020

BNSF Executive Vice President of Operations, Katie Farmer, will become the company’s new President and CEO in January 2021. Farmer has been with the company for 28 years. Current CEO, Carl Ice, will be retiring at the end of the…
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NDFGA Addresses Rail Challenges During Annual Meeting

Published March 24, 2019

Increasing rail charges were part of the discussion as National Grain and Feed Association members met last week. President Randy Gordon says there's been access charges imposed by rail carriers on shippers. "We believe these are commercially unfair and nonreciprocal.…
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Slower Rail Traffic Driving Up Freight Costs

Published March 6, 2019

Heavy snow in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest and severe cold in the Northern Plains has made moving grain difficult. Red River Gain Company General Manager Kelly Longtin says the slowdown in rail traffic is driving up the cost…
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Dry Bean Scene

Published July 27, 2018

The Dry Bean Scene airs every Friday at 12:35 p.m. On July 19, a grass fire destroyed a railroad bridge south of Cavalier and north of Crystal, North Dakota. Rail traffic from elevators and dry edible bean plants in both…
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