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Analyst: “Glimmer of hope” for rail traffic

Dahlman Rose & Co. Director Equity Research and Railway Age Contributing Editor Jason Seidl sees “as a glimmer of hope in an otherwise weak rail environment” as some traffic sectors are beginning to show signs of recovery.

EPA: Next two years will be “difficult”

Economic Planning Associates sees 2009 and 2010 as “difficult” years for the freight railcar industry, based on the economic and financial environments as well as EPA’s analyses of customer market activities.

Commentary

From the Editor: “This is a very exciting field”

By William C, Vantuono, Editor

January 2009

Railroader of the Year Michael Ward handles multiple responsibilities in his role as CSX’s chief executive. Among the more difficult is staffing for the company’s future, on both the agreement and non-agreement sides. Here’s what he had to say during our interview for this month’s cover story:

 

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AAR rebuts “shipper abuse” charges

From the Association of American Railroads has come a sharp rebuttal to charges that that the railroads are “abusing shippers.” It came in response to an editorial that appeared Dec. 22 in the Capital Times of Madison, Wis., under the headline, “Antitrust Rules Needed for Freight Railroads.”

AAR rebuts “shipper abuse” charges

From the Association of American Railroads has come a sharp rebuttal to charges that that the railroads are “abusing shippers.” It came in response to an editorial that appeared Dec. 22 in theCapital Times of Madison, Wis., under the headline, “Antitrust Rules Needed for Freight Railroads.”


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