railroad vs. trucking
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Rail
Commentary: What is the long-term outlook for rail carloads?
Jim Blaze explores the decline of railroad freight volume and what may happen going forward.
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Rail
Commentary: TTX pool railcars increase intermodal efficiency
Jim Blaze profiles TTX, a company that is essential to the railroad industry.
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Rail
Commentary: Images that defined rail freight market view in 2019
Jim Blaze writes about the key messages he extrapolated about railroading in 2019.
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Rail
Commentary: Will short-haul intermodal rail ever work?
Jim Blaze writes about the potential of short-haul intermodal traffic on the North American Class 1 railroads.
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Intermodal
Commentary: Is intermodal over as a growth story?
Market Expert Michael Baudendistel writes about rail intermodal volume is lower for the long-term, or can it be more competitive with trucking.
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Freightonomics podcast
Die Hard is not a Christmas movie and other supply side corrections
Anthony and Zach discuss what will trim the fat in the oversupplied trucking market as well as talk about why Intermodal has not materialized as…
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Rail
Commentary: Railroad freight moves across a vertically integrated asset base
Railroad market voice Jim Blaze writes about technological advances that are making railroads' capital expenditures on infrastructure more efficient.
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Europe
The European Green Deal and what it means for the rail freight industry
The European Green Deal is looking to shift 75% of EU freight traffic from road to rail and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by…
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Rail
Commentary: Is the Alameda Rail Corridor in financial danger?
Jim Blaze writes about the Alameda Corridor in Los Angeles, that takes some of the freight from the harbor to distribution centers. Is it still…
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Rail
Commentary: Hiding in plain sight – railroad KPIs suggest continuing weakness
Jim Blaze writes about the North American railroads KPIs, and what the railroads need to do to increase railcar use, revenue and shipper loyalty.
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