Class I railroad
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Class 1 railroads may make some cost-cutting measures permanent
Class 1 railroads reiterate that some measures they took to cut costs because of the coronavirus could become permanent.
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Norfolk Southern shuffles its departments
The changes come as the eastern U.S. railroad enters another year of precision scheduled railroading.
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Norfolk Southern names a new executive vice president
The eastern U.S. railroad promotes Vanessa Allen Sutherland to EVP and chief legal officer.
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Kansas City Southern grapples with macroeconomic uncertainty
Economic uncertainties, including the prospect of a coronavirus-induced recession, could spur the railroad to update its 2020 guidance.
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Class I rail executives talk coronavirus, truck markets, crude-by-rail
Uncertainty is still an underlying theme facing North American freight railroads.
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Rail carloads see false positive on wonky comp
North American Class I carloads increased year-over-year in week 47 on a favorable comp. The prior four-week average remains weak.
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Commentary: CSX offers the first trip compliance reporting
Jim Blaze explains the new CSX trip compliance reporting... perhaps the first step for railroads to compete more effectively with the trucking industry.
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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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Canadian railroads see bevy of opportunity amid slowing demand
The Canadian class I railroads outlined a number of growth opportunities at an investor conference. Intermodal capacity expansion at the ports and grain delays provided…
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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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