Paquette Railway Solutions

Paquette Railway Solutions Dedicated to those professionals who are in the procurement or vending of railcars, locomotives, new and used equipment or for the scrapping of equipment.

Raymond Paquette is currently the Owner of Paquette Railway Solutions (January 2007 - Present). Paquette Railway Solutions is a company which helps professionals in the procurement and vending of rail cars, locomotives, and new and used rail parts and equipment. In this capacity Raymond works with rail car manufacturers and retailers and end users. Previously Raymond was an Account Executive at Qu

ality Railway Service and Supply (September 2003 - December 2006) where he was a rail car consultant. Raymond has over 40 years' experience in the railroad industry starting as a car tracer and moving up to be supervisor of rail car distribution at Illinois Central Gulf which is now C.N. During that time he also served as President of S.E.A.S.O (Special Equipment and Service Organization) in Chicago. The organization had quarterly meeting with all the Rail Road's in Chicago and beyond discussing the challenges of supplying rail cars to their clients.

08/30/2024

Friends and family, a word of caution just in case you haven’t heard!
Boar's Head Plant Linked to Deadly Outbreak Broke Food Safety Rules Dozens of Times
The violations include instances of mold, insects, liquid dripping from ceilings and meat and fat residue on walls, floors and equipment.
Jonel Aleccia
Aug 30, 2024

This sign marks the entrance of the Boar's Head processing plant that was tied to a deadly food poisoning outbreak Thursday Aug. 29, 2024, in Jarratt, Va.
AP Photo/Steve Helber
A Boar's Head deli meat plant in Virginia tied to a deadly food poisoning outbreak repeatedly violated federal regulations, including instances of mold, insects, liquid dripping from ceilings, and meat and fat residue on walls, floors and equipment, newly released records show.

08/08/2024

Happy birthday Mom just wanted to say how much I miss you and love you! I am so sorry for not telling you that when you were here on earth! Everyone whose still has a mom here on earth do it now and do it often if you wait too long, you will as I do regret not doing so while she is here.

Just thought I would share remember freedom is not free!
06/12/2024

Just thought I would share remember freedom is not free!

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04/17/2024

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03/15/2023

AAR Rail Traffic March 11, 2023 and cars needed.
Please feel free to share this with anyone you know who could use and do not forget if you or anyone you know is looking to buy, sell or lease rolling stock to include power we are here to help you! We are also happy to list your railcars on our website there is no charge to list them.

Special Note: On March 8, following a second derailment in Ohio that did not involve a hazmat spill or any injuries, Norfolk Southern identified loose wheelsets on a series of recently acquired coil steel cars that present an increased risk of an out-of-gage-derailment. The Association of American Railroads immediately issued a service advisory instructing railroads to pull so-equipped cars from service, inspect them, and replace all wheelsets of a particular type. I have a copy of the AAR report if needed please let me know and I will forward.
Note: Car Supply remains in short supply if you know of or have extra cars, I would appreciate your help!
Equipment needed for our clients see below!

Days Open Opportunity Name
119 Aggregate Hoppers Cent region 25/50 3to 5yr full lease
12 AirBnB along bicycle Path boxcar, passenger car or a caboose
1 Ballast Hoppers 100ton 27 to buy
22 Box cars 100ton 50 to buy
28 Box cars 2 to buy 50ft cars
22 Box cars 50/60ft100ton 50to buy
27 Cov hoppers 4600/5200cu quantity open Buy
27 Cov hoppers 5250 10 cars to lease 3yr Canada Alberta
5 Cov Hoppers sand 150 car buy
22 Covered hoppers 120 buy 4750or larger
104 Covered hoppers 20 to buy 4750's or larger Kentucky
1 Covered hoppers grain to buy!
29 FISH PLATES to buy
51 Flat bottom 50 gons to lease
124 Flat cars 65ft 30 to buy
19 Flat cars 85ft to buy 30
8 Flat cars Center beams Trip lease
22 Flat cars five 50ft or 60ft to buy
9 Flat cars Two 85ft/89ft ok for bridges
35 Hopper Rapid Discharge 4000 cu Alum or steel 100 buy
71 Loco SW1200 SW1000 SW1500 Midwest buy blu card wheels 2in+
69 Mill gons 100 buy/lease Southwest
1 Mill gons 6-12 52ft/66ft scrap FS loading lease 3-5yrs
22 Mill gons Buy 50 car
22 Open top hoppers any number buy
77 Open top hoppers Lease Romeoville IL
99 Open top Rapid Discharge 2 train sets of e buy
86 Plastic Pellet cars 10 to buy
175 Plastic Pellet hoppers new long-term lease
47 Rapid discharge 2 Sets Lease
49 Rapid Discharge rotary couple lease 140cars
169 Sand Hoppers 286 cap cement gates to buy 50+
30 Tank cars 20000–26000-gal animal feed buy end of life
30 Tank cars 25500 to buy any quantity
61 Tank cars Chlorine 50psi 2 cars buy end of life
43 Tank cars Dot111 Coil/ins 23/25000gal Wisc10/20 animal feed
54 Tank cars food grade 70 cars Lease/Buy
126 Tank cars LPG 200 lease
69 Well cars in 5 packs buy or lease




WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 15, 2023 – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 11, 2023.
For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 458,629 carloads and intermodal units, down 7.6 percent compared with the same week last year.
Total carloads for the week ending March 11 were 229,246 carloads, down 1.5 percent compared with the same week in 2022, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 229,383 containers and trailers, down 13.0 percent compared to 2022.
Three of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2022. They were motor vehicles and parts, up 1,333 carloads, to 15,271; nonmetallic minerals, up 1,259 carloads, to 31,720; and farm products excl. grain, and food, up 164 carloads, to 17,238. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2022 included chemicals, down 2,915 carloads, to 33,013; grain, down 1,080 carloads, to 20,174; and metallic ores and metals, down 1,078 carloads, to 18,962.
For the first 10 weeks of 2023, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 2,296,099 carloads, down 0.1 percent from the same point last year; and 2,330,068 intermodal units, down 9.0 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 10 weeks of 2023 was 4,626,167 carloads and intermodal units, a decrease of 4.8 percent compared to last year.
North American rail volume for the week ending March 11, 2023, on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 330,767 carloads, up 1.0 percent compared with the same week last year, and 303,627 intermodal units, down 12.7 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 634,394 carloads and intermodal units, down 6.1 percent. North American rail volume for the first 10 weeks of 2023 was 6,384,871 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.9 percent compared with 2022.
Canadian railroads reported 79,559 carloads for the week, up 6.7 percent, and 59,978 intermodal units, down 12.7 percent compared with the same week in 2022. For the first 10 weeks of 2023, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 1,389,650 carloads, containers and trailers, up 3.1 percent.
Mexican railroads reported 21,962 carloads for the week, up 7.9 percent compared with the same week last year, and 14,266 intermodal units, down 6.5 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 10 weeks of 2023 was 369,054 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 0.3 percent from the same point last year.

03/03/2023

AAR Rail Traffic March 1, 2023, and cars needed.
Please feel free to share this with anyone you know who could use and do not forget if you or anyone you know is looking to buy, sell or lease rolling stock to include power we are here to help you! We are also happy to list your railcars on our website there is no charge to list them.
Note: Car Supply remains in short supply if you know of or have extra cars, I would appreciate your help!
Equipment needed for our clients see below!

Days Open Opportunity Name
105 Aggregate Hoppers Cent region 25/50 3to 5yr full lease
8 Box cars 100ton 50 to buy
14 Box cars 2 to buy
8 Box cars 50/60ft100ton 50to buy
13 Cov hoppers 4600/5200cu quantity open Buy
13 Cov hoppers 4750/5250 10 cars to lease 3yr Canada
35 Covered hop grain100 small cu lease 1-3yr FS DDG & Soy Wisc-ILL
8 Covered hoppers 120 buy 4750or larger
90 Covered hoppers 20 to buy 4750's or larger Kentucky
15 FISH PLATES to buy
37 Flat bottom gons to lease
110 Flat cars 65ft 30 to buy
8 Flat cars five 50ft or 60ft to buy
35 Flats Log stakes Poles/Pulpboard buy/lease 5-20 cars Alb/Wisc
21 Hopper Rapid Discharge 4000 cu Alum or steel 100 buy
57 Loco SW1200 SW1000 SW1500 Midwest buy blu card wheels 2in+
55 Mill gons 100 buy/lease South West
8 Mill gons Buy 120 car
35 Mill gons high side 4 - 6 Gypsum buy or lease Cen Illinois
8 Open top hoppers Rapid 286k any number buy
63 Open top hoppers Lease Romeoville IL
35 Open top manual gates30/100 4000cu foundry coke buy or lease
85 Open top Rapid Discharge 2 train sets of e buy
14 PD covered hopper cement five 3233 cu Lease term 3-5 years FS
72 Plastic Pellet cars 10 to buy
161 Plastic Pellet hoppers new long term lease
33 Rapid discharge 2 Sets Lease
35 Rapid Discharge rotary couple lease 140cars
155 Sand Hoppers 286 cap cement gates to buy 50+
119 Tank cars 15 CO2 Tank Cars buy/lease 20000 or larger
16 Tank cars 20000-26000 gal animal feed buy end of life
16 Tank cars 25500 to buy any quantity
47 Tank cars Chlorine 50psi 2 cars buy end of life
40 Tank cars food grade 70 cars Lease/Buy
112 Tank cars LPG 200 lease
29 Tank cars Dot111 Coil/ins 23/25000gal Wisc10/20 animal feed
55 Well cars in 5 packs buy or lease
35 Woodchip gons 10+ Cotton seed buy or lease




WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 1, 2023
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 25, 2023, as well as volumes for February 2023.
U.S. railroads originated 905,744 carloads in February 2023, down 1.6 percent, or 15,101 carloads, from February 2022. U.S. railroads also originated 943,979 containers and trailers in February 2023, down 8.4 percent, or 86,351 units, from the same month last year. Combined U.S. carload and intermodal originations in February 2023 were 1,849,723, down 5.2 percent, or 101,452 carloads and intermodal units from February 2022.
In February 2023, eight of the 20 carload commodity categories tracked by the AAR each month saw carload gains compared with February 2022. These included: crushed stone, sand & gravel, up 8,821 carloads or 13.1 percent; petroleum & petroleum products, up 5,833 carloads or 15.8 percent; and motor vehicles & parts, up 4,389 carloads or 8.9 percent. Commodities that saw declines in February 2023 from February 2022 included: coal, down 16,648 carloads or 6.1 percent; grain, down 9,227 carloads or 9.7 percent; and chemicals, down 6,298 carloads or 4.6 percent.
“Coal, chemicals, and grain together account for more than half of all non-intermodal U.S. rail volume. When all three are down, like they were in February, it’s very hard for total carloads not to be down too,” said AAR Senior Vice President John T. Gray. “On the positive side, several commodities including crushed stone and sand, petroleum products, steel products, grain mill and food products showed very strong performances.”
Excluding coal, carloads were up 1,547 carloads, or 0.2 percent, in February 2023 from February 2022. Excluding coal and grain, carloads were up 10,774 carloads, or 2.0 percent.
Total U.S. carload traffic for the first two months of 2023 was 1,829,440 carloads, up 0.3 percent, or 4,726 carloads, from the same period last year; and 1,863,907 intermodal units, down 8.3 percent, or 167,794 containers and trailers, from last year.
Total combined U.S. traffic for the first eight weeks of 2023 was 3,693,347 carloads and intermodal units, a decrease of 4.2 percent compared to last year.

02/24/2023

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02/15/2023

AAR Rail Traffic Feb 11, 2023, and cars needed.
Please feel free to share this with anyone you know who could use and do not forget if you or anyone you know is looking to buy, sell or lease rolling stock to include power we are here to help you! We are also happy to list your railcars on our website there is no charge to list them.
Note: Car Supply remains in short supply if you know of or have extra cars, I would appreciate your help!
Equipment needed for our clients see below!

Days Open Opportunity Name
0 Aggregate cars for purchase Quantity is in question
91 Aggregate Hoppers Cent region 25/50 3to 5yr full lease
21 Covered hop grain100 sm lease 1-3yr FS DDG & Soybean Wisc-ILL
76 Covered hoppers 20 to buy 4750's or larger Kentucky
1 FISH PLATES to buy
23 Flat bottom gons to lease
50 Flat cars 2 to buy end of life 60ft to 70ft
15 Flat cars 6 or 7 flat cars 70 to 100 ft buy Canada
96 Flat cars 65ft 30 to buy
23 Flat Cars Center Beam Buy
21 Flats Log stakes Poles/Pulpboard buy/lease 5-20 cars Alb/Wisc
7 Hopper Rapid Discharge 4000 cu Alum or steel 100 buy
43 Loco SW1200 SW1000 SW1500 Midwest buy blu card wheels 2in+
41 Mill gons 100 buy/lease South West
21 Mill gons high side 4 - 6 Gypsum buy or lease Cen Illinois
49 Open top hoppers Lease Romeoville IL
21 Open top manual gates30/100 4000cu foundry coke buy or lease
71 Open top Rapid Discharge 2 train sets of e buy
58 Plastic Pellet cars 10 to buy
147 Plastic Pellet hoppers new long-term lease
19 Rapid discharge 2 Sets Lease
21 Rapid Discharge rotary couple lease 140cars
141 Sand Hoppers 286 cap cement gates to buy 50+
105 Tank cars 15 CO2 Tank Cars buy/lease 20000 or larger
2 Tank cars 20000-26000 gal animal feed buy end of life
2 Tank cars 25500 to buy any quantity
33 Tank cars Chlorine 50psi 6 cars buy end of life
26 Tank cars food grade 70 cars Lease/Buy
98 Tank cars LPG 200 lease
15 Tank cars Dot111 Coil/ins 23/25000gal Wisc10/20 animal feed
41 Well cars in 5 packs buy or lease
21 Woodchip gons 10+ Cotton seed buy or lease




WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 15, 2023 – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 11, 2023.
For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 473,972 carloads and intermodal units, down 6.2 percent compared with the same week last year.
Total carloads for the week ending February 11 were 233,382 carloads, down 1.6 percent compared with the same week in 2022, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 240,590 containers and trailers, down 10.2 percent compared to 2022.
Four of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2022. They included nonmetallic minerals, up 1,963 carloads, to 30,253; petroleum and petroleum products, up 987 carloads, to 10,662; and farm products excl. grain, and food, up 510 carloads, to 17,330. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2022 included grain, down 3,173 carloads, to 21,241; chemicals, down 2,015 carloads, to 32,667; and forest products, down 966 carloads, to 9,369.
For the first six weeks of 2023, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 1,373,778 carloads, up 1.0 percent from the same point last year; and 1,393,404 intermodal units, down 7.7 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first six weeks of 2023 was 2,767,182 carloads and intermodal units, a decrease of 3.6 percent compared to last year.
North American rail volume for the week ending February 11, 2023, on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 335,732 carloads, up 1.4 percent compared with the same week last year, and 316,515 intermodal units, down 9.8 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 652,247 carloads and intermodal units, down 4.3 percent. North American rail volume for the first six weeks of 2023 was 3,812,418 carloads and intermodal units, down 1.8 percent compared with 2022.
Canadian railroads reported 80,828 carloads for the week, up 10.5 percent, and 59,672 intermodal units, down 11.4 percent compared with the same week in 2022. For the first six weeks of 2023, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 833,584 carloads, containers and trailers, up 5.1 percent.
Mexican railroads reported 21,522 carloads for the week, up 4.9 percent compared with the same week last year, and 16,253 intermodal units, up 4.5 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first six weeks of 2023 was 211,652 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, down 4.3 percent from the same point last year.

01/27/2023

AAR Rail Traffic week ending January 21, 2023, also cars needed.
Please feel free to share this with anyone you know who could use and do not forget if you or anyone you know is looking to buy, sell or lease rolling stock to include power we are here to help you! We are also happy to list your railcars on our website there is no charge to list them.
Note: Car Supply remains in short supply if you know of or have extra cars, I would appreciate your help!
Equipment needed for our clients see below!

Status Days Open Opportunity Name
Open 0 Aggregate Hoppers rock 25/50 lease 3/5yr EOL
Open 55 Covered hoppers 20 to buy 4750's or larger Kentucky
Open 68 Covered hoppers large cu up to 30 lease
Open 0 Covered hoppers100 small lease 1-3yr FS DDG & Soybean Wisc-ILL
Open 2 Flat bottom gons to lease
Open 29 Flat cars 2 to buy end of life 70ft to 85ft
Open 75 Flat cars 65ft 30 to buy
Open 2 Flat Cars Center Beam Buy
Open 0 Flats Log stakes Poles/Pulpboard buy/lease 5-20 cars Alb/Wisc
Open 50 Gons 2 Sets alum rotary gons buy
Open 22 Loco SW1200 SW1000 SW1500 Midwest buy blu card wheels 2in+
Open 20 Mill gons 100 buy/lease South West
Open 0 Mill gons high side 4 - 6 Gypsum buy or lease Cen Illinois
Open 28 Opentop hoppers Lease Romeoville IL
Open 0 Opentop manual gates30/100 4000cu foundry coke buy or lease
Open 50 Opentop Rapid Discharge 2 train sets of e buy
Open 98 PD hoppers lease up to 30cars lease
Open 37 Plastic Pellet cars 10 to buy
Open 64 Plastic Pellet hoppers 2-4 cars 4 or 5yr lease
Open 48 Plastic pellet hoppers 5800cu 100 cars 7 yr leae
Open 126 Plastic Pellet hoppers new long term lease
Open 0 Rapid Discharge rotary couple lease 140cars
Open 120 Sand Hoppers cement gates to buy 50+
Open 84 Tank cars 15 CO2 Tank Cars buy/lease 20000 or larger
Open 12 Tank cars Chlorine 50psi 6 cars buy end of life
Open 5 Tank cars food grade 70 cars Lease/Buy
Open 77 Tank cars LPG 200 lease
Open 56 Tanks 18000/20000 gals16/20 lease food grade clean
Open 20 Well cars in 5 packs buy or lease
Open 0 Woodchip gons 10+ Cotton seed buy or lease

WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 25, 2023 – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 21, 2023.
For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 467,485 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.1 percent compared with the same week last year.
Total carloads for the week ending January 21 were 230,545 carloads, up 3.3 percent compared with the same week in 2022, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 236,940 containers and trailers, down 6.7 percent compared to 2022.
Five of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2022. They included nonmetallic minerals, up 5,895 carloads, to 31,264; coal, up 2,454 carloads, to 68,675; and motor vehicles and parts, up 2,321 carloads, to 13,166. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2022 included chemicals, down 2,891 carloads, to 31,038; grain, down 1,262 carloads, to 22,015; and forest products, down 799 carloads, to 9,065.
For the first three weeks of 2023, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 687,678 carloads, up 3.0 percent from the same point last year; and 682,296 intermodal units, down 8.4 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first three weeks of 2023 was 1,369,974 carloads and intermodal units, a decrease of 3.0 percent compared to last year.
North American rail volume for the week ending January 21, 2023, on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 336,113 carloads, up 6.8 percent compared with the same week last year, and 309,502 intermodal units, down 6.7 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 645,615 carloads and intermodal units, down 0.1 percent. North American rail volume for the first three weeks of 2023 was 1,893,180 carloads and intermodal units, down 0.5 percent compared with 2022.
Canadian railroads reported 82,940 carloads for the week, up 20.2 percent, and 56,839 intermodal units, down 7.9 percent compared with the same week in 2022. For the first three weeks of 2023, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 413,325 carloads, containers and trailers, up 8.7 percent.
Mexican railroads reported 22,628 carloads for the week, up 0.7 percent compared with the same week last year, and 15,723 intermodal units, down 1.1 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first three weeks of 2023 was 109,881 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 0.3 percent from the same point last year.

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Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm

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