railroads
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Modes
Nevada approves two-member train crews; U.S. headcount dips
Nevada joins Colorado in requiring freight trains to have at least two crew members on board. Meanwhile, preliminary data from…
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A tale of two cities: railroads address congestion in Chicago, Houston
Rail congestion in regions such as Chicago and Houston may have eased for now, but the railroads will still need…
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Eastern U.S. railroads eye foothold in e-commerce
Executives with eastern railroads CSX and Norfolk Southern expressed confidence this week that they can compete alongside trucks for e-commerce…
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Canadian rail volumes rise again while U.S. volumes fall
Canadian rail volumes rose again year-to-date for the week ended May 11, while U.S. rail volumes continued downward amid U.S.…
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Market Insight
SONAR graph hints at land-based transcontinental rates leverage
Rail market expert Jim Blaze discusses how FreightWaves SONAR can help determine how best to ship freight.
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Railroad
Is the U.S. rail freight industry ready for broad open access in key markets?
FreightWaves market expert Jim Blaze looks at a regulatory spat between Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway over the…
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Markets
Transport stock declines outpace the broader market on retaliatory tariffs
While the degradation was seen across most sectors, the transport sectors saw large declines.
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Modes
Rail equipment sector eyes mergers, lease renewal rates
A number of rail equipment lessors and manufacturers have been merging and consolidating in recent months as a way to…
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News
Amtrak and the U.S. freight railroads – what’s the essential business model difference?
Market expert Jim Blaze compares and contrasts Amtrak and America's freight railroads.
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Economics
Flashback Friday: the world’s first railways
In this Flashback Friday, the history of British railways is explored. The first steam locomotive and railways as the world…
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