Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh bring you all things rail in this weekly roundup of the industry.

Latest episodes of the podcast People Speaking Rail

• EDF shares vision for taking trucks off the road
• Another red ball derailment might be needed for safety legislation to pass
• What John Oliver got right and wrong
• Hatch sees service as most critical rail issue in ‘24
• Union Pacific is bringing furloughs back
• New rail safety legislation likely coming next year
• Gnosis provides container visibility solution
• TRAC Intermodal sees growth ahead
• As rail ORs rise, is the industry in a new growth-focused era?
• Rail data mixed ahead of earnings season
• Norfolk Southern loses volume following system outage
• Should Wabtec be forced to sell GE Transportation?
• Intermodal remains growth area says TRAC Intermodal CEO
• STB’s move on reciprocal switching – treading too lightly?
• CSX’s network takes brunt of Idalia’s impact
• Rail safety issues remain at forefront
• Vena takes over as UP CEO – industry sea change?
• Rails begin to clean up after ILWU-Canada strike
• Short line Association encouraged by Class I service improvements
• Shippers and railroads contend with ILWU-Canada strike
• STB preliminary injunction goes against BNSF
• Commtrex CEO highlights the complexities of converting truckloads to rail
• Service issues remain a concern for rail shippers
• Domestic intermodal carriers see lack of green shoots
• American Chemistry Council: PSR has been about ‘doing less with less’
• Railway safety bill passes Senate Commerce Committee
• Telegraph CEO Harris Ligon highlights improvement in rail service, believes intermodal remains a growth area
• Ian Jefferies (AAR President/CEO) cautions against mandating historical operating practices
• Two-man crews, one-man crews or no-man crews?
• How rail shippers can utilize unbiased data
• Intermodal volume weakens further
• CP-KCS merger approved with numerous conditions
• The hits keep coming for Norfolk Southern
• Daniel Elliott, former STB Chairman, highlights ongoing issues with rail service
• Is an overly concentrated railroad shareholder base holding back volume growth?
• Delays persist on Norfolk Southern following derailment
• Noise pollutions tops list of concerns in CP/KCS environmental impact statement
• Union Pacific to run looser on crews
• Rail service key for volume growth in 2023
• Surface Transportation Board has full docket for 2023