Class I railroads
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North American railroads chart the course for 2020
Several management teams from North America’s largest Class I railroads were on hand to discuss current demand, their networks and the future at the Credit…
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Losses mount on the downside of railcar demand
FreightCar America sees net loss more than double as it navigates the downside of railcar demand. The company's cost restructuring remains on track.
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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: 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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Week 40 picks up where third quarter left off
Carloads on the railroads remained under water in the first week of the fourth quarter 2019. Intermodal weakness will be in the spotlight as third…
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Third quarter carload declines worst yet in 2019
Heading into earnings season, the railroads clearly have a revenue headwind as carloads declined again in the latest week.
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Norfolk Southern taps Mongeau for board seat
Norfolk Southern announced that Claude Mongeau has been elected as a director. The former Canadian National Railway head may be viewed as an effort to…
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Almost a quarter of the Class I’s network is interoperable
The Class I railroads are steadily implementing positive train control, but the railroads overall still have a ways to go before the December 2020 deadline.
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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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Hub Group calls for “short-lived” downturn
Hub Group believes "soft" intermodal volumes will begin to flatten out and that the 2019 peak shipping season will be similar to that of 2017.
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