Freight trains
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Sustainability
Soybean and cattle farming to blame for Amazon rainforest fires
How tariffs played a role in Amazon deforestation.
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Rail
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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Rail
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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Business
Railcar economics are as complex as the movement of freight
Market expert Jim Blaze explains the economics behind railcars. He also provides information about the various types of railcars and what market conditions the railroads…
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News
Flashback Friday: Great Train Movies!
In this Flashback Friday, some of the best movies featuring trains are profiled.
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Economics
Assessing the state of rail freight
The story of railroads is as old as the independence of the United States. The growth of railroads ran in parallel with the economic surge…
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News
CSX continues to disappoint ag shippers
Conditions are still not satisfactory for rail shippers, even after the Agricultural Transportation Working Group sounded the alarm on what they call problematic and deteriorating…
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Economics
Today’s Pickup: Execs don’t understand importance of rugged devices, survey finds
Surprisingly, a new survey from SOTI has found that nearly 70% of transportation and logistics executives have not grasped the importance of rugged handheld mobile devices…
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