Sir Arthur Conan Doyle weaved mysteries as no other, with his protagonist detective, Sherlock Holmes, well-tuned to the significance (The Adventure of Silver Blaze) of a watchdog not barking when it should.
Indeed, 2023, despite its rough patches, was on balance a very good year for the rail industry. In the spirit of the Holiday Season, the Association of American Railroads highlighted a few
The pandemic and subsequent initiatives emanating from the Biden Administration have catapulted supply chain to the public domain and raised awareness of how critical warehousing and transportation are to the health of
Over the past few weeks we’ve been observing and discussing the unanticipated strength in BNSF domestic intermodal volumes, which began in October, and how the operating team has handled it. We’re using
We spent two days in three Southeast cities with Trinity Industries CFO Eric Marchetto and head of Investor Relations Leigh Anne Mann. Management articulated what is arguably a railcar paradigm shift: a
It’s the Holiday Season, and lots of people (me included) have been enjoying activities associated with trains. You know—model trains, Santa Claus specials entertaining the kids and/or benefitting the less-fortunate. Watching The
The Brookings Institution recently hosted a panel discussion at the U.S. Mexico Foundation 2023 North Capital Forum on the USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement) to “explore the key opportunities and challenges shaping a competitive,
Winter weather calls for a time to “stop, collaborate and listen”–as in “Ice Ice Baby” lyrics by rapper Vanilla Ice. This mindset is the same at BNSF. Colder temperatures have arrived across much of our network, and to maintain safe, efficient service throughout the season, our mechanical teams complete a special locomotive maintenance process known as winterization, which this year includes testing heat tape.
On Dec. 4, we highlighted the strong operational recovery that has taken hold at Union Pacific, and we’re now in a position where most of the industry is running well. At this
The Rail Electrification Council (a non-profit affiliate of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association) recently held the first in a series of workshops designed to engage stakeholders in a frank exploration of the