Opinion

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Commentary

Revving It Up in the Motor City

Rail is critical to transporting our nation’s automotive supply chain. As the largest originating shipper of light vehicles in America, Norfolk Southern (NS) is preparing for sustained growth in electric vehicle (EV)

Commentary

Getting the Next Volume Rebound Right

FROM THE EDITOR, RAILWAY AGE AUGUST 2023 ISSUE: Picking up where I left off with last month’s column, which was based on Loop Capital Managing Director Rick Paterson’s conversation with CSX Executive

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A CARB-Free Diet Will Require Magic Beans

FINANCIAL EDGE, RAILWAY AGE AUGUST 2023 ISSUE: The new locomotive market has languished since 2016 the year prior to implementation of Tier IV emissions standards. In 2015 and 2016, according to David

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Will Supreme Court Defang STB, FRA?

WATCHING WASHINGTON, RAILWAY AGE AUGUST 2023 ISSUE: What the Supreme Court giveth, the Supreme Court taketh—its reach and grasp primed to terminate or limit four decades of judicial permissiveness that grants federal regulatory agencies, such as the independent Surface Transportation Board (STB) and Executive Branch Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), license to interpret what is ambiguous or unclear in statutes they administer.

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150 Years Ago Today – The Cable Car is Born

August 2, 2023, marks the 150th anniversary of the world’s first successful cable railway, born right here in San Francisco. To celebrate the occasion, we bring you the story of Andrew Hallidie and the very first cable car company, the Clay Street Hill Railroad.