Author: Don Itzkoff

Donald M. Itzkoff is Chief Policy Officer for Patriot Rail Company LLC.
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Commentary

Multiple Tracks

FREIGHT RAIL WASHINGTON OUTLOOK, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2026 ISSUE: Federal oversight and investment top the list of Washington issues beyond UP-NS, but tech policy also merits scrutiny in this midterm election year.

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‘There Are No Shortcuts’

RAILWAY AGE OCTOBER 2025 ISSUE: A Conversation with American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association President Chuck Baker. Patriot Rail Chief Policy Officer and Railway Age Contributing Editor Don Itzkoff caught up

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Switching Tracks

FREIGHT RAIL POLICY OUTLOOK, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2025 ISSUE: The political and policy waves crashing across the nation’s capital seem more likely in the near term to flood the “D.C. swamp” further,

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Swirling Policy Currents

RAILWAY AGE, FEBRUARY 2024 ISSUE: Looming questions for this year: Will Congress act on rail safety? Will STB oversight direction continue? Will substantial public investment in freight rail projects last? Freight railroads

Uncertainty On The Hill

RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2022 ISSUE: The sharpest key light in 2022 will train on logistics oversight and rail economic regulation.

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‘Integrated, Multimodal Thinking’

RAILWAY AGE, JULY 2021 ISSUE: “You have to step out of your comfort zone if you want to see change,” says Anne Canby. Throughout her remarkable transportation career, she has embraced that mindset.