freight railroads
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Modes
Unions criticize practice of furloughing in the rail industry
The Class I railroads furlough workers in times of lower volumes but unions think the cuts have been too deep as a result of precision…
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Business
Rail recession in volume only
Market expert Michael Baudendistel writes about whether there is a rail recession, or are railroads paring operations and employees to fatten their bottom lines.
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Modes
Moody’s lowers freight rail industry outlook to negative for 2020
The credit ratings firm sees coal and intermodal volumes under continued pressure next year.
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Modes
Illinois senator presses for federal help to address Amtrak’s on-time performance
Freight railroads need push to ensure Amtrak’s trains are on time, Durbin says.
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Modes
Regulations prompt freight rail sector to address cybersecurity
Government initiatives are encouraging the freight rail sector to address cyber threats. But what else needs to be done?
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Railroad
A wet spring delayed the U.S. corn harvest
The U.S. imports corn from Brazil ahead of the harvest season.
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News
Lack of railcar demand in spotlight at investor conference
With rail traffic lower year-over-year and PSR initiatives in full swing, it’s understandable that soft railcar demand attracted attention at an investor conference.
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Railroad
Commentary: What’s a rail freight KPI, and why care?
Market Voice Jim Blaze contents that railroads are using the wrong KPIs to increase volume and capture market share from trucks.
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Economics
Sales surging but the retail apocalypse continues
Using data from FreightWaves SONAR, economist Ibrahiim Bayaan writes about the state of the U.S. retail market and what is ahead for this key sector.
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Railroad
Commentary: Freight railroads must improve digital functionality
Jim Blaze writes about FreightWaves SONAR and how it could be a helpful tool for the freight railroads.
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