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House hearing witnesses argue rail more relevant to economy than ever
Witnesses at a U.S. House hearing on Wednesday stressed the need for a multimodal approach in federal support of the railroads, citing freight rail’s connection…
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5 big freight rail themes in 2020
From volume volatility to a busy board, here are five themes that dominated the rail industry this year.
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Big data’s benefits to freight rail and the overall supply chain
Using artificial intelligence to cull insights from freight transportation’s massive amounts of data can not only encourage safe environments, It also has the potential to…
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Q3 rail recap: The good and not so good
What won and what lost in the third quarter for the rails?
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Commentary: Your railroad contingency plan?
Overall, there will be lower rail volume levels continuing into the first quarter of 2021.
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Moody’s views US freight rail as ‘stable’ in 2021
The bond credit ratings firm updates its outlook for the freight rail industry from negative to stable amid rising rail volumes.
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Freight rail PACs contribute to Republicans and Democrats
A politician’s perceived influence over transportation policy may factor into who gets financial support.
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Federal grants awarded to improve freight rail and multimodal traffic flows
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $1 billion in BUILD grants. A handful of those grants went to projects improving freight rail traffic flows.
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Commentary: What are best practices for private railcar storage?
About 25% of the total railcar fleet is in storage of one kind or another. Jim Blaze writes about best practices of rail storage.
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Federal Railroad Administration extends temporary safety waivers
The waivers were given to passenger and freight railroads because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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