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Ag Coalition Wants a Solution for the Rail Challenges

Published April 24, 2022

Ahead of this week's Surface Transportation Board rail hearing, the Ag Transportation Working Group, a coalition of 33 ag groups including the American Sugar Alliance, National Grain and Feed Association and U.S. Wheat Associates, sent a letter to the board.…
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Rail Service Will Be Reviewed at STB Hearing

Published April 22, 2022

On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Surface Transportation Board will take testimony on rail carrier service problems. In late March, the National Grain and Feed Association sent a letter to the STB saying its members have not been able to purchase…
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Rail Delays Happening in the North

Published January 26, 2022

North Dakota Wheat Commission Policy and Marketing Director Jim Peterson says it has been difficult for some grain elevators to secure rail cars on the spot market. "There's probably some overlap interplay from some of the intermodal and bigger picture…
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BNSF Strike On Hold For Now

Published January 26, 2022

On Tuesday, a U.S. district court judge granted BNSF a temporary restraining order to block two unions from a strike during the supply chain crisis. The judge says the strike would cause BNSF substantial, immediate and irreparable harm. At issue…
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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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