DATVF.ATLPHL

1.643

-0.074

-4.3%
DATVF.CHIATL

1.951

0.018

0.9%
DATVF.DALLAX

0.880

0.015

1.7%
DATVF.LAXDAL

1.501

0.007

0.5%
DATVF.SEALAX

0.966

-0.092

-8.7%
DATVF.PHLCHI

0.929

-0.038

-3.9%
DATVF.LAXSEA

2.005

0.035

1.8%
DATVF.VEU

1.508

-0.031

-2%
DATVF.VNU

1.395

-0.016

-1.1%
DATVF.VSU

1.191

0.011

0.9%
DATVF.VWU

1.486

-0.028

-1.8%
ITVI.USA

9,836.710

-180.070

-1.8%
OTRI.USA

4.790

0.100

2.1%
OTVI.USA

9,831.280

-180.470

-1.8%
TLT.USA

2.410

-0.010

-0.4%
WAIT.USA

150.000

0.000

0%

DATVF.ATLPHL

1.643

-0.074

-4.3%
DATVF.CHIATL

1.951

0.018

0.9%
DATVF.DALLAX

0.880

0.015

1.7%
DATVF.LAXDAL

1.501

0.007

0.5%
DATVF.SEALAX

0.966

-0.092

-8.7%
DATVF.PHLCHI

0.929

-0.038

-3.9%
DATVF.LAXSEA

2.005

0.035

1.8%
DATVF.VEU

1.508

-0.031

-2%
DATVF.VNU

1.395

-0.016

-1.1%
DATVF.VSU

1.191

0.011

0.9%
DATVF.VWU

1.486

-0.028

-1.8%
ITVI.USA

9,836.710

-180.070

-1.8%
OTRI.USA

4.790

0.100

2.1%
OTVI.USA

9,831.280

-180.470

-1.8%
TLT.USA

2.410

-0.010

-0.4%
WAIT.USA

150.000

0.000

0%

Jim Blaze

Jim Blaze is a railroad career economist with an engineering background and a strategic analysis outlook. Jim’s career spans 21 years with Consolidated Rail Corporation (CONRAIL), 17 years with the rail engineering firm Zeta Tech Associates, 7 years with the State of Illinois Department of Transportation in Chicago urban goods movement research, and two years studying what to do with the seven bankrupt and unrecognizable Northeast railroads at the federal agency USRA. Now primarily a teacher and writer, Jim likes to focus on contrarian aspects of the railroad industry.

Railroad

Jim Blaze 4 days ago
0 371

Commentary: Short line railroads – custom high-growth freight service

Market View commentator Jim Blaze writes about the advantages short line railroads offer to shippers.
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Railroad

Jim Blaze 2 weeks ago
1 520

Commentary: CSX beta test trip plans score card introduced

Jim Blaze writes about the competitiveness of railroads vs. trucks and the railroads' lack of interoperability.
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Jim Blaze 3 weeks ago
0 405

Commentary: What’s the 2020 outlook for railroad capital expenditures?

Jim Blaze writes about the decisions that will go into determining 2020 capital expenditures by the freight railroads.
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Jim Blaze 09/09/2019
0 476

The lowly rail freight carload — diminishing volume but still impressive profitability

Can carload rail become a volume and market share leader in today’s emerging high-tech freight logistics world? Or will it continue to exhibit a declining…
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Railroad

Jim Blaze 09/03/2019
3 1,482

Commentary: What’s a rail freight KPI, and why care?

Market Voice Jim Blaze contents that railroads are using the wrong KPIs to increase volume and capture market share from trucks.
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Railroad

Jim Blaze 08/27/2019
7 3,209

Commentary: Is intermodal rail stalling?

Market Voice Jim Blaze writes about rail intermodal and what is happening to this area of the railroad sector.
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Railroad

Jim Blaze 08/20/2019
0 326

Commentary: Freight railroads must improve digital functionality

Jim Blaze writes about FreightWaves SONAR and how it could be a helpful tool for the freight railroads.
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Railroad

Jim Blaze 08/13/2019
2 544

Commentary: What’s in a railroad map?

As railroads cut less profitable routes, shippers should learn as much as possible about railroads plans for future service.
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Railroad

Jim Blaze 08/06/2019
2 582

Commentary: Looking ‘Back to the Future’ for perspectives on intermodal 2025+

Jim Blaze writes about the recent history of intermodal rail service and what may happen in the next few years.
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Railroad

Jim Blaze 07/30/2019
1 455

Commentary: After investor reports – what does rail freight look like for the remainder of 2019?

The Class I railroads have reported their second quarter/first-half of 2019 results. Jim Blaze writes about what may happen during the remainder of 2019.
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