Joanna Marsh

Joanna is a Washington, DC-based writer covering the freight railroad industry. She has worked for Argus Media as a contributing reporter for Argus Rail Business and as a market reporter for Argus Coal Daily.

Oct- 2021 -

20 October

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Canadian Pacific courts customers weary of Southern California port congestion

The railway is working with customers and steamship lines to find opportunities to divert traffic from Los Angeles and Long Beach, executives said during CP’s third-quarter 2021 earnings call.
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20 October

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CN CEO: Railway ‘not on the clock’ for choosing successor

In a quarterly earnings call, outgoing CEO JJ Ruest insists CN’s board of directors will conduct an extensive search for his successor. An activist investor is seeking to install its…
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19 October

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Embattled CEO of Canadian railway CN to retire

JJ Ruest, who has been criticized recently by an activist investor over CN’s attempt to merge with Kansas City Southern, has served CN for more than 25 years and will…
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19 October

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Kansas City Southern suspends earnings guidance amid uncertainties

The railroad won’t give new guidance because of uncertainties surrounding chip shortages and events in Mexico creating limited visibility.
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19 October

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CN leadership has to go, activist investor insists

TCI Fund Management continues to press CN shareholders to install a new CEO and four new board members.
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18 October

Rail

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Union Pacific, unions spar over vaccine mandate rollout

Union Pacific and several rail unions are arguing that the other party has failed to properly negotiate how UP should comply with President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
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18 October

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Sparks from CN, CP trains did not cause Lytton fire

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has determined that there is no link between July’s devastating fire in Lytton and sparks coming from CN or Canadian Pacific trains.
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15 October

Rail

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The perils of precision scheduled railroading

Union members say precision scheduled railroading affects the ability to conduct thorough safety inspections.
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14 October

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FRA, states develop 40-year plan to bolster Midwest passenger rail

The plan, which goes to 2055, seeks to restore and develop intercity passenger rail along four “cornerstone corridors.”
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14 October

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Freight railroads support bottleneck relief at port terminals

The Association of American Railroads applauds the 24/7 approach to container operations, which the association says is similar to the way freight railroads function.
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