Class I railroad
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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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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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Second quarter headwinds temper expectations for rail
As the Class I railroads begin reporting their second quarter earnings results next week, some members of the Wall Street community expect the lower rail…
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Weekly carloads provide more of the same…pain
Rail volumes were off again for the week ending June 29, 2019 with U.S. railroads reporting a 5.5 percent decline.
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Canadian National sees “record pace” for grain and announces investment in export network
Canadian National announced record western Canadian grain shipments and a C$210 million investment to support exports.
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Commentary: Moving grain is a major market for U.S. and Canadian railroads
Jim Blaze writes about the movement of grain by rail. This is a huge business for U.S. and Canadian railroads, and is also critical to…
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Railroads discuss hedging against market uncertainty
“It’s just a confusing time for all of us in transportation and anybody in manufacturing or business in general to have a really good sense…
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Should the rail industry look beyond operating ratio?
With almost all of the Class I railroads transitioning to precision scheduling railroading (PSR), an operational model that emphasizes running railcars on a fixed schedule,…
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