Commentary

Organic Growth or Doing More With Less?

FINANCIAL EDGE, RAILWAY AGE AUGUST 2025 ISSUE: Statistics indicate that married couples are better savers and do better financially than single people. It’s not over most married couples’ natural propensity to nest

WIR 2025: Building Your ‘Leadership Toolkit’

The Women in Rail 2025 Conference, presented by Railway Age and RT&S, will feature a dynamic panel of industry mentors, who will help you build your “leadership toolkit.” They will provide winning

Executives Discuss ‘Allyship to Action’ at Women in Rail 2025

Fostering a supportive environment that lifts up talent and recognizes an individual’s or project’s contribution to the organization or community is key. Our third-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference, taking place in Chicagoland

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GATX’s Lyons: 2Q25 ‘Solid Operating Performance,’ Full-Year Earnings Estimate Up

“Our strong second-quarter results reflect solid operating performance across our global businesses,” GATX Corporation President and CEO Robert C. Lyons said in a second-quarter 2025 financial report. He pointed out that at

Meet the ‘Leadership Journeys’ Lineup for Women in Rail 2025

Railway Age and RT&S are returning to Chicagoland on Oct. 15-16 for the third annual Women in Rail Conference. This year’s program features trailblazing women and their allies who are significantly influencing today’s freight, passenger and transit rail industry. Setting

NS’s Adams Tops 2025 Women in Rail Lineup

Topping the list of reasons to attend the much-anticipated 2025 Women in Rail Conference is kick-off speaker Annie Adams, Chief Human Resources Officer at Norfolk Southern (NS). Railway Age and RT&S are

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Commentary

Rail Equipment Call: Decision Paralysis Continues

TD Cowen recently hosted a call with industry executives from the rail equipment market. From that, we heard order books are seeing no notable growth, attributable to tariff uncertainty, and used car

Mark Your Calendar: 2025 Women in Rail Event Set for Oct. 15-16

Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures are returning to Chicagoland for our much-anticipated third-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference featuring trailblazing women and their allies who are significantly influencing today’s freight, passenger and transit rail

"We continued to optimize our fleet by selectively selling railcars in the secondary market, generating over $30 million of remarketing income in the quarter,” said GATX President and CEO Robert C. Lyons.

GATX Continues to Experience ‘Solid Demand’ in 1Q25

“We continued to experience solid demand for our assets globally,” GATX President and CEO said Robert C. Lyons said during a report on first-quarter 2025 financials, which included Rail North America fleet utilization of 99.2% and a renewal success rate of 85.1%.

GATX President and CEO Robert Lyons on Jan. 23 reported: “In 2024, we once again executed on our strategy of investing in economically attractive opportunities in our core businesses. We believe these disciplined investments will continue to drive earnings growth at GATX in 2025 and beyond.”(GATX Photograph)

GATX’s Lyons: 2024 ‘Exceeded’ Expectations, 2025 Rail North America Profit to be ‘Up Slightly’

At Chicago-based GATX, existing railcar demand “remained steady, as expected” for its North American business unit, with the railcar lessor extending leases at continued “attractive rates, while maintaining high fleet utilization and strong renewal success,” President and CEO Robert C. Lyons said in a fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 financial report.

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