Bourque Logistics completes first phase railroad API integration

Jul 23, 2020

Bourque Logistics, the leader in North American industrial logistics systems for over 30 years, has completed first phase integration with Union Pacific’s API service to provide rail shippers automated access to UP train schedule ETAs. Now certified as a UP API developer, Bourque Logistics is also working to integrate with the UP for railcar order and release, customer service log, diversion, and more.

Via the UP API, Bourque’s RAILTRAC® system utilizes native UP train schedules to generate accurate ETAs for shipment arrivals. This integration provides shippers accurate ETAs so they are able to more efficiently manage both loaded and empty shipment arrivals and preclude manual lookups and downloads on the UP website.

In addition, Bourque’s YardMaster® system will integrate with the UP API service to automate railcar request and release transactions to better streamline the handoff of railcars to and from railyards. YardMaster® is used at over 230 rail shipping facilities in North America for railcar inventory, switching, inspection, loading, and unloading. A Spanish version of YardMaster is available now for shipping operations in Mexico and other Spanish-speaking businesses.

“Our recent pilot with the UP has quickly proven that their recent API data sets offer a significant value for our clients,” said Steve Bourque, president of Bourque Logistics. “We applaud the UP for being the first Class I railroad to offer this robust and effective API to automate data exchange with rail shippers. We hope other railroads will also adopt this integration methodology.”