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US Rail Delays
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BNSF Railway is experiencing a series of localized and network-wide delays in June 2026, primarily driven by severe Midwest thunderstorms, recent derailments (including incidents along the Southern Transcon and Panhandle subdivisions), and heavy summer track maintenance.
Key BNSF Network Disruptions
- Southern Transcon: Severe storms and tornadic winds caused temporary track outages near the Chillicothe Subdivision. While reopened, residual delays and network rebalancing continue.
- Panhandle Subdivision: Recent derailments near Danville, KS, and Woodward, OK, have required line closures and rerouting.
- Weather & Maintenance: Heavy rainfall in the Gulf Coast, persistent heat in the Southwest, and track expansion projects (such as at the Winslow, AZ, yard) are contributing to localized congestion.
Upcoming Holiday Impacts
- Independence Day: BNSF has issued a holiday operating plan spanning July 4 to July 6. Shippers should expect approximately 24-hour delays during this window as traffic volumes drop and connections are consolidated.
Rail freight delays on the Union Pacific (UP) and broader U.S. rail networks are currently moderate. Freight volumes are elevated, putting a strain on network capacity. Minor transit delays are expected due to ongoing track maintenance, heat-related speed restrictions, and upcoming Independence Day scheduling adjustments.
Current Rail Delay Factors & Highlights
- Holiday Schedule Adjustments: UP has announced its Fourth of July Holiday Plan, meaning shipments may experience slight delays at terminals or interchanges due to train consolidations and lighter staffing volumes.
- Summer Heat Restrictions: High ambient temperatures across various regions of the country can cause tracks to expand, prompting mandatory heat-related slow orders to ensure safe operations.
- High Freight Traffic: According to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), U.S. rail traffic has shown consecutive weeks of solid volume increases (up nearly 7.8% year-over-year in early June), resulting in tighter network capacity.
- Amtrak/UP Operations: Long-distance passenger operations (such as the Sunset Limited) have faced historical dispatching and track interference bottlenecks, but Amtrak and UP have settled a number of these historical performance disputes to improve on-time metrics.
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CSMS # 69127837 – UPDATE – Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) for IEEPA Refunds – Warehouse Entries
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On April 20, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched the first phase of the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) tool in the Automated Commercial Environment to process refunds of International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) duties. The purpose of this message is to provide updated guidance on warehouse entries and warehouse withdrawals filed on CAPE Declarations.
GUIDANCE
Warehouse Entry Types and CAPE
Effective July 7, 2026, warehouse entries (Entry Types 21 and 22) will no longer be accepted on a CAPE Declaration. Warehouse entries that are submitted on a CAPE declaration will be rejected with the existing ENTRY TYPE NOT ALLOWED error message.
Warehouse withdrawals (Entry Types 31, 32, 34, 38) will continue to be accepted on CAPE Declarations since the IEEPA duties were paid on the warehouse withdrawals. CBP will process approved IEEPA refunds on warehouse withdrawals submitted via CAPE Declarations upon the (re)liquidation of the associated warehouse entry. The liquidation process for warehouse entries will continue to be performed by CBP in the normal course after all withdrawals have been made and the warehouse entries are ready for liquidation, at which time CBP will process approved refunds of the IEEPA duties.
Warehouse entries (Entry Type 21 or 22) accepted on a CAPE declaration from April 20, 2026, through July 6, 2026, without the submission of the corresponding warehouse withdrawal(s) will not be (re)liquidated with a refund of IEEPA duties. In such circumstances, filers will need to submit another CAPE Declaration(s) with the warehouse withdrawals on which IEEPA duties were paid.
CBP will provide additional guidance to the trade community through CSMS messages as appropriate.
If you encounter any errors in filing an entry summary, contact your CBP client representative or the ACE Help Desk.
Questions regarding this message should be directed to CBP’s Office of Trade Relations at traderelations@cbp.dhs.gov.
Related Message Number(s): 68340863
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Dear Port of Boston Customers,
The Massport Maritime Department is pleased to announce the renewal of the Container Incentive Program(s) for customers of Conley Container Terminal for FY2027. For full details on the updated programs and eligibility requirements, please click here to view the official letter.
We are also accepting submissions for the FY2026 Incentive Program, with a deadline of September 4, 2026. To apply, you can find all the necessary documents in the Terminal Tool Kit under Container Incentive Program.
If you have any questions about this program, please feel free to reach out to the Maritime Business Development team. Thank you again for your continued support and commitment to Conley Container Terminal.
Andrea Romero
Maritime Trade Lane Development Manager
Mobile: 781-823-9956
Fritz Sanzone
Deputy Port Director, Finance
Office: 617-478-6916
Mobile: 781-426-5366
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