Author: Alex Luna

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Igniting Rail Growth in the Firebox

Given that the new North Star of growth I gave our rail industry is being used to justify an alteration to the course of its future, I must break my annual publication

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The Real Business Case for Rail Growth

It has been about a year since I called for adaptation (growth) and not decline in our industry. And it seems like that growth message was well received. This industry wants to

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Adapt or Decline

Growth has yet to materialize for the rail industry. What is holding this industry back? Can railroads grow again? If so, how? 2023 saw yet another decline in rail traffic volumes, continuing this industry’s decades-long gradual trend. What philosophy is leading to this outcome?

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Innovation is the Antidote

The recent interesting piece titled “PSR: Can We Please Be Honest Here?” encapsulates perfectly what seems to be either the broad sentiment toward, or growing disillusionment, with the PSR operating strategy that