Recently added articles from Railway Age:
Traffic originated.(Industry Indicators)(Statistical table)
Sep 01, 2009 ... <Pre> TRAFFIC ORIGINATED CARLOADSWEEK 32 ENDING AUGUST 15, 2009 MAJOR U.S. RAILROADS By commodity2009 2008 % Change Grain 20,79124,912 -16.5% Farm products ex. grain 756 763 ...
Short line and regional traffic index.(Industry Indicators)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2009 ... <Pre> Short line and regional traffic index Carloads Carloads Carloads, byoriginated originated Change commodityJuly '09 July '88 Chemicals 39,860 44,051 -9.5% Coop ...
Class I return on net investment.(Industry Indicators)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2009 ... <Pre> Class I return on net investment 12 months ending June 30, 2009 Class I 2009 2008 Burlington Northern and Santa Fe 9.69%9.90% CSX Transportation 7.61%7.87% CN/Grand Trunk 8.59%9.68% Kansas City ...
Encouraging trends from "the dismal science".(from the editor)
Sep 01, 2009; ... One of the best ways to compare the performance of the railroads against the economy is to examine some of the data that economists--those people that practice "the dismal science"--crunch for a living. The Association of American Railroads Policy & Economics Department now ...
AAR to FRA: stick to scope of PTC mandate.(industry outlook)(Association of American Railroads)(Federal Railroad Administration)(Passenger Trains)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The AAR has urged the FRA to "faithfully follow the Congressional statutory mandate requiting railroads to implement PTC across certain portions of the national freight rail network" by Dec. 31, 2015. But, AAR says, FRA's proposed rule would impose a ...