While consolidation sentiment varied at the NEARS conference, there was a belief that the deal would get done. Comments on the economic backdrop were not positive, varying from sub-seasonal to weakening. We
We attended the NEARS (Northeast Association of Rail Shippers) City Series event in New York City and hosted a call with a Farrukh Bezar, Chair of STG Logistics. Following are our takeaways.
At the NEARS (North East Association of Rail Shippers) Fall 2024 Conference in Pittsburgh, a leading IMC (intermodal marketing company) panelist sees a 99% chance of a week-long East Coast strike as
The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) welcomes Patrick Pierce as its new Director of Economic & Business Development. Also, American Industrial Transport, Inc. (AITX) appoints Ashley Nelson as Chief Human Resources Officer; and TD Cowen Managing Director and Railway Age Wall Street Contributing Editor Jason Seidl is named to the North American Rail Shippers (NARS) Regional Advisory Council.
Paddy O’Neil, who in 2002 retired from Norfolk Southern as Assistant Vice President Fleet Planning and Optimization, will be a featured speaker at the NEARS (Northeastern Association of Rail Shippers) Spring 2024
Jim Blaze reporting on the NEARS (Northeast Association of Rail Shippers) Fall Conference: ABH Consulting independent analyst Tony Hatch and TD Cowen Managing Director/Railway Age Wall Street Contributing Editor Jason Seidl have
Jim Blaze reporting on the NEARS (Northeast Association of Rail Shippers) Fall 2023 Conference: FTR Transportation Intelligence Vice President Rail and Intermodal Todd Tranausky and his colleagues conduct high-quality research. They are one
There has been much talk from all sides of railroading this past decade about how to make freight railroading more relevant and increase rail’s market share vs. trucking. It comes down to
We attended the NEARS (Northeast Association of Rail Shippers) Conference, where shippers discussed the current state of the rail industry. Rail service and safety was center stage, with panelist consensus embracing a challenged rail network to start 2023. In our view, decelerating rail volumes and excess capacity over the road may lead the rails to revise outlook during Q123 earnings.
It might be short lines that deliver precisely scheduled service at the shipper’s dock—not necessarily the Class I carriers.
