October 7, 2026
Intermodal rail update
Highlights from this week’s rail update: CSX restored Central Florida capacity and resolved ingate delays. Union Pacific set a September domestic volume record and cut seal exceptions by 15%. CPKC reminded customers of October 26 export filing requirements for Canada and Mexico.
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CSX updates
- Central Florida (Winter Haven) Crane one retrofit project is expected to be completed early this week.
- CSX anticipates returning the crane to service by midweek with increased lift capacity.
- The additional capacity should help reduce driver turn times, which have been increased during the project.
- Schneider experienced ingate challenges last week at Fairburn, Jacksonville, and Central Florida (Winter Haven) on traffic moving to Southern California.
- The issues appear to have been related to CSX system changes associated with the Fairburn schedule changes, resulting in short-term delays for empty equipment and westbound volume.
- CSX resolved the issues late last week, and Schneider did not experience any related delays over the weekend.
Union Pacific updates
- Union Pacific set a record for domestic volume moved in September. To help clear Southern California terminals, UP has been operating additional trains and expects to continue doing so as long as elevated demand persists.
- During a customer event last week, Union Pacific’s Theft and Loss Prevention team reported a 15% year-over-year reduction in intermodal seal exceptions.
- The railroad attributed the improvement to several factors, including more than $100 million invested in theft prevention initiatives since 2021, expanded use of technology, stronger coordination with local law enforcement, and increased prosecution of cargo theft activity.
- Union Pacific also encouraged impacted shippers to support the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA), which is currently moving through Congress and is intended to strengthen efforts to investigate and prosecute organized retail theft.
CPKC updates
- Effective October 26, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will require Electronic Export Information (EEI) to be filed for all loaded rail shipments exported to Mexico or Canada prior to rail interchange.
- Customers should work closely with their U.S. Customs Broker or Freight Forwarder to ensure all required export information is submitted promptly and accurately.
- Shipments that do not have the required export information on file will not be able to be waybilled with the railroad leading to transit delays and additional charges.
- Customers are encouraged to review their export filing processes ahead of the October 26 implementation date to ensure compliance and avoid service disruptions.