We're immersed in freight rail data and technology at Railinc. The work we do every day supports critical industry operations and helps to ensure railroads, car owners and others have access to the data they need, when they need it.
But while we have expertise in many areas of rail operations and technologies, most of us never actually see a train while working at our PCs or meeting with our teams.
That's why we send a group of 10 employees to…
Notice of Restatement: Due to a technical error, Railinc has restated Short Line Index data for February, March, April and May 2015. Railinc apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused. The data reported below represent the most recent report.
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads held steady in year-to-year comparisons, up just 0.1 percent. Total carloads were up from 350,400 in May 2014…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads held steady in year-to-year comparisons, up just 0.1 percent. Total carloads were up from 350,400 in May 2014…
Front (L-R): Krista Loaiza and Ashok Janakiraman. Back (L-R):
Natali Ojeda Meneses, Patrick Williams and Henry Huang. Knowing with accuracy the arrival time of a railcar can help to ensure the efficiency of a supply chain. It can cost money and cause logistics headaches if a truck arrives at a railroad’s intermodal facility long before or long after the train carrying the intermodal container gets there.…
Natali Ojeda Meneses, Patrick Williams and Henry Huang. Knowing with accuracy the arrival time of a railcar can help to ensure the efficiency of a supply chain. It can cost money and cause logistics headaches if a truck arrives at a railroad’s intermodal facility long before or long after the train carrying the intermodal container gets there.…
Since its launch three years ago, Railinc's component tracking program has increased the visibility of rail equipment components such as wheelsets, side frames, bolsters and couplers on railcars across North America.
Today, when a newly manufactured wheelset goes into inventory, the wheel shop places a bar code (pictured below) on the axle and registers the wheelset with Railinc’s Umler® component registry. The process enables the car owner to…
The next generation of high-tech railroad workers got their first look at how technology contributes to the freight rail industry. Railinc hosted 20 children of employees for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on Thursday, April 23. Kids from 7 to 12 years old learned about what Railinc and their parents do with technology to help trains get where they need to go.
Among their activities, the children got an inside look at Railinc's…
Notice of Restatement: Due to a technical error, Railinc has restated Short Line Index data for February, March, April and May 2015. Railinc apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused. The data reported below represent the most recent report.
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads increased in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were up by 2.2 percent from 342,776 in April 2014 to 350,…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads increased in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were up by 2.2 percent from 342,776 in April 2014 to 350,…
Inbound Logistics magazine has named Railinc among the Top 100 Logistics IT Providers for 2015. This is the fourth time the publication has recognized the company for this annual award.
"We're honored to be recognized by Inbound Logistics again," said Allen West, president and CEO. "It's a testament the excellent work of our…
The May 2015 issue of Railway Age magazine features a review of the North American revenue-earning…