After strong fourth-quarter earnings results, weather and other external forces are expected to weigh on earnings reports in the first quarter, resulting in a mixed bag for public companies.
The threat of retaliatory tariffs on American agricultural products could hurt wheat exports, which are already struggling to compete on the international market. Railroad grains volumes in 2018 YTD are down, in many cases by double digits.
CFO of Kansas City Southern spoke at the Global Industrials Conference in London about the challenges faced by the U.S. railroad industry with regard to NAFTA and its prospects in the Mexican cross-border trade.
Every major railroad serving the U.S. got a letter from the Surface Transportation Board.
After a few disastrous months and a CEO ouster, the interim chief lays out the plan.
The CFO of Union Pacific looks at the trucking market and likes what he sees.
The meeting was the first since railroad legend, and CSX CEO, Hunter Harrison died in December.
Union Pacific is investing $550M in its new Brazos Yard in Texas, aiming to smoothly manage growth in two crucial sectors: Mexican automotive production and Gulf Coast petrochemicals and plastics.
A long political fight over an uncontroversial nominee comes to an end
Amtrak train 91, which was traveling from Penn Station in New York to Miami, should have been on the main line, but it was directed to tracks just east of it, where a CSX train was parked.
After a difficult adjustment period in July/August, CSX improved its performance on key metrics like train speed and dwell time, ending 2017 as an industry leader.
Click through to the map that shows how North America’s infrastructure is already integrated, despite our political disagreements.
Indian economy is booming and the government is busy at work in improving its rail infrastructure to facilitate trade and reduce logistics friction across the country.
On Saturday, two days after taking medical leave from CSX, CEO Hunter Harrison died. Investors have serious concerns about the railroad’s commitment to executing Harrison’s vision, while some observers disagreed with his approach entirely.
Despite continued complaints about CSX’s delays and no-shows, the railroad’s new CEO has made a controversial commitment to raising fees on everything from hazardous materials and overloaded cars to refrigerated cars.
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 and transportation expansion of the 19th century. Fast forward two centuries and the grasp of railroads on the freight transport market has all but waned.
