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Improving Safety Through Telematics: Railway Age CEO Perspectives on Safety

Conversion of freight shipments from truck to rail, combined with recent developments in innovation, can benefit more than just shippers’ bottom line—and the broader public wins, too.  The industry has done an

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Big Picture Trends, Areas of Collaboration, Next-Gen Advice: 2 Female Rail Execs Weigh In

While rail has traditionally been perceived as an industry driven by men, the fact is women have played a role from the start. Dating back to the late 19th century, individuals like Mary

A finished tank car emerges from Greenbrier’s Concarril assembly plant in Sahagún, Mexico. (William C. Vantuono Photograph)

SIG Takeaways From REF 2024

Conversations at the Rail Equipment Finance Conference 2024 (REF), held March 3-6, “suggest favorable railcar leasing fundamentals should continue at least through 2024 and that new railcar orders should recover from fourth-quarter

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REF 2024: Rail Equipment Close to Equilibrium; Structural Shifts May Emerge

We had one-on-one and group meetings with several rail and rail equipment stakeholders at the Rail Equipment Finance Conference 2024 (REF), held March 3-6 in La Quinta, Calif. Putting the pieces together,

“We are introducing 2024 EPS annual guidance of $1.30 to $1.50, which reflects improving margins in both our segments [Rail Products Group and Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group],” Trinity Industries President and CEO Jean Savage said on Feb. 22.

‘Continued Improvement’ Expected in 2024, Trinity’s Savage Says

Trinity Industries’ closed out 2023 with revenue up 51% over 2022 and a backlog of $3.2 billion, President and CEO Jean Savage said during an Feb. 22 financial report. Rising leasing rates

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Trinity ‘Well Positioned to Navigate North American Railcar Market’

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

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For TRN, Production Ramp, Continued Leasing Strength in 2024

As supply chain, labor and border challenges ease, Trinity Industries’ (TRN) year-to-date choppy execution, despite a backdrop of decidedly favorable supply dynamics, should improve leading to 14% 2024 production growth and accompanying

Trinity 3Q23: ‘Significantly Stronger Performance’

Trinity Industries, Inc. earnings results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2023 showed improvements in revenue, though railcar deliveries fell due mostly to factors the company could not control. Quarterly total

Border Issues Impact Trinity’s Quarterly Deliveries

Trinity Industries, Inc. (Trinity) on Oct. 3 announced that it delivered 4,325 new railcars in the third quarter, 685 units below the company’s third-quarter projection, due to “the closing of the U.S.-Mexico border by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP).”

Women in Rail: Today's Human Resources

‘Women in Rail’: Top HR Execs, Recruiters to Tackle Career Development

The 2023 Railway Age / RT&S Women in Rail event, to be held Nov. 2 in Chicago, will feature a panel of human resources and recruitment executives discussing changes in freight and passenger rail recruitment,

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