Kansas City rail congestion building for second straight year

Rail terminals are congested for the second consecutive year in Kansas City, causing truckers and importers to lash out at BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad.

Union Pacific Railroad is not lifting individual containers out of the stack in Kansas City but is charging up to $1,900 per container in rail demurrage, which cargo owners and drivers say is unfair. Photo credit: Michael Rosebrock/Shutterstock.com.

Rail terminals are congested for the second consecutive year in Kansas City, causing truckers and importers to lash out at BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad.