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Joanna Marsh Thursday, March 18, 2021

Weekly US intermodal traffic jumps 22%

U.S. intermodal traffic on a weekly basis continues to show strength, rising last week by 22%, according to the Association of American Railroads. The increase comes amid higher U.S. retail sales in February year-over-year, despite a sequential decline.

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Jim Blaze Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Commentary: Will railroads grow organically or just recover?

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.  That search for modal share growth is still fundamentally the real strategic challenge for the seven Class 1 North American railroads.  Profitability remains excellent.  Net cash flow? Down a bit during the second quarter […]

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