For more than two decades, Trainyard Tech and WAGO have built a partnership rooted in innovation, trust, and a shared commitment to modernizing rail yard automation. What began as a collaboration between
The first small wave of container ships was arriving at U.S. West Coast ports as this was written in late April, bearing goods that will be assessed import tariff duties. What’s this
We hosted an investor dinner with CSX in New York City. Near-term risks to costs remain, pricing outlook appears competitive while end markets remain mixed for the near term. Regulatory environment should
More good progress from CSX, as it continues to rebound from the early April trough in operational efficiency. Operating car inventory has now fallen in four consecutive weeks, from its peak of
While the recent Railway Age commentary from Rail Passengers Association President and CEO James Mathews criticizes Amtrak’s workforce adjustments, it also misses a critical truth. We are making difficult but necessary decisions
Frank N. Wilner’s latest piece, “Building Bridges of Understanding,” strikes a hopeful chord, one that many of us in labor would like to believe in. The idea that empathy and storytelling could
The North American Rail Shippers Association (NARS) held its 2025 Annual Meeting at the Swissotel in Chicago. The meeting opened with a Chicago history lesson from Chicago’s Tic Tok Historian Sherman “Dilla”
We hosted a call with industry executives on the rail equipment outlook, as a strong start to 2025 is overlooked due to pull-forward and causing shippers to delay large asset purchases. Coal
Well, I guess everyone saw it coming, but learning this week about Amtrak’s massive reductions-in-force (RIFs) was still a shock. And in my view, it’s another example of Amtrak scoring an “own
Following the Feb. 1 closure of the Howard Street tunnel in Baltimore and CSX’s subsequent collapse in operational efficiency through early April as it struggled with the associated reroutes, we’re now seeing