Let’s be clear: We all prefer to be recognized for the quality and value of our work. Like when the Railinc-made mobile app AskRail, which is a safety app for first responders, gets discussed on CNBC or by a
Let’s be clear: We all prefer to be recognized for the quality and value of our work. Like when the Railinc-made mobile app AskRail, which is a safety app for first responders, gets discussed on CNBC or by a
The sticky notes you find around Railinc tell stories about our culture and how we develop our products; how we learn from and work with our customers; and how we meet the technology needs of the…

The total size of the North American rail equipment fleet increased slightly during the second quarter of 2015. The total equipment count was 2,048,067 compared to 2,028,883 during the first quarter of 2015, resulting in a 1 percent increase from the previous quarter.

The three largest segments once again were Covered Hoppers (26 percent), Tank Cars (20 percent) and Gondolas (12 percent).

Group increases over the…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads increased by 8.7 percent in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were up from 335,551 in June 2014 to 364,862 in June 2015.

Trailer or container and nonmetallic minerals again experienced the most significant gains, up 42 percent and 22 percent, respectively. The largest decline was in metals and products, down 15 percent. (
Railinc collects, manages, distributes and analyzes a lot of rail data. For example, in our Event Repository database, we have logged at any given time, nearly 1 billion movement data points ("events") that document the time a train arrives to or departs from a location. Moving and managing that much data requires Railinc to use state-of-the-art technologies and infrastructure solutions so that we can meet the evolving needs of our customers.…
Railinc collects, manages, distributes and analyzes a lot of rail data. For example, in our Event Repository database, we have logged at any given time, nearly 1 billion movement data points ("events") that document the time a train arrives to or departs from a location. Moving and managing that much data requires Railinc to use state-of-the-art technologies and infrastructure solutions so that we can meet the evolving needs of our customers.…
Not all customer support jobs are the same. Starting in the Customer Support Center (CSC) at Railinc gives employees a solid foundation to build on as they work to reach their career goals. In this guest post, Railinc Customer Support Representative Kelli Buchanan talks about the phone calls, the schedule, and the opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact across the company. Click