Tag: railroads

Rocky Mountain Rail Park offers both rail and non-rail served industrial zoned parcels to users. Photo: miflippo/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

NSSGA: Freight rail issues severely impacting producers

April 26, 2022 By Kevin Yanik

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) says declining rail service and unwarranted price increases for aggregate shippers are delaying and increasing costs for infrastructure projects.

Crushed stone, sand and gravel rail traffic down

December 4, 2020 By Kevin Yanik

Compared to November 2019, carloads of crushed stone, sand and gravel were down about 10 percent this November.

Rail shipments of aggregate up in January 2018

February 11, 2018 By Kevin Yanik

U.S. railroads originated more carloads of crushed stone, sand and gravel this January compared to January 2017

Frac sand rail terminal in the works

July 19, 2016 By Kevin Yanik

Smart Sand Inc. plans to construct a $10 million railroad loading terminal in Wisconsin to ship frac sand to new markets.