Opinion

ASLRRA President Chuck Baker
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Supporting the Drive to Net Zero Emissions by 2050

ASLRRA PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2024 ISSUE: Short line railroads are in business to provide shippers with reliable and competitive transportation service. Doing so requires constant attention to improving operating practices, upgrading infrastructure, and maintaining safety. While that is by necessity their focus, a growing number of short lines are also devoting serious time and resources to maximizing the environmental advantages inherent in rail transportation.

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Cesspool of Political Partisanship

In the February issue, Contributing Editors Frank N. Wilner and Donald M. Itzkoff separately address all the policy and legislative challenges freight railroads face this year. All these challenges are a 30,000-gallon

David Nahass, Railway Age Financial Editor
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Pre-Pandemic Rail Is a Thing of the Past

FINANCIAL EDGE, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2024 ISSUE: Only those people who are capable of being a soulless rake (a rake is a person prone to excess) leading a careless and superfluous life can

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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

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Can STB Pivot to Satisfy Shippers?

WATCHING WASHINGTON, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2024 ISSUE: Rail captive shippers—primarily of chemicals and coal—unable to utilize barge or truck alternatives and lacking two-railroad competition owing to decades of mergers are an unhappy

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Rail Equipment Expert Panel Takeaways

Railcar manufacturing inquiries and orders appear to have moderated, but the 2024 build outlook remains stable, modestly above replacement demand. Lease rates are holding up well at elevated levels. While locomotive parkings

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Report: Activist Investor Attempting NS Takeover

According to an unsubstantiated late-Jan. 31 Wall Street Journal article, an investor group led by activist Ancora Holdings Group, LLC intends to run a proxy fight and replace Norfolk Southern President and

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  • News

RSI Volunteers Make Strides for a Strong 2024

Last year, the Railway Supply Institute (RSI) and the rail community experienced its fair share of challenges and successes. Notable among the highs were strides made by RSI committees to educate the public and advocate for greater industry safety.

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