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Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading May 2012
Railroad communications technology: from cellular to radio to satellite to Wi-Fi
The information technology evolution at BNSF
Railroad coal traffic update: Domestic volumes are down, but demand for export coal is up
Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading April 2012
Climbing the Hill at Railroad Day (Part 4)
Climbing the Hill at Railroad Day (Part 3)
Climbing the Hill at Railroad Day (Part 2)
Climbing the Hill at Railroad Day (Part 1)
Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading March 2012
For some railroads, real-time locomotive health monitoring is the next logical step
The first pitch in the Pershing Square-Canadian Pacific proxy fight — by Tony Hatch
Q4: All in all, it's just another brick in the 'renaissance' wall
UP's 4Q earnings conference: Higher capital spending, more traffic growth in 2012 also on the agenda
Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading January 2012
Railroad safety: At grade crossings, the collaboration continues
Class I diversity strategies help women break through the glass ceiling
Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading December 2011
Gas exploration and drilling in the Marcellus Shale means more traffic for Class Is, short lines
Rail Outlook 2012: Freight rail
Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading November 2011
PTC: Railroads attempt to get a better handle on positive train control implementation
Marcellus Shale gas exploration, ethanol production net new-business growth for Norfolk Southern
The railroad-rail labor contract: Of what ifs and work stoppages — by Pat Foran
RailTrends 2011: The Growth Story Retold
Railroads aim to replace or revamp aging bridges
At Union Pacific, the floods of 2011 proved to be a watershed event of sorts
Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading September 2011
With rails, it's all about the secular - by Tony Hatch
Class I railroads redouble efforts to recruit former servicemen and women
Railroad mechanical department execs sharpen their multi-tasking skills
For maintenance-of-way managers, finding ways to boost productivity is key
For C&S execs, helming the PTC implementation evolution and hiring accordingly are chief challenges
Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading August 2011
Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading July 2011
Mexico update: At Ferromex, the continuous improvement journey continues
In confidence, we trust - by Pat Foran (Context, July 2011)
Florida Gov. Scott gives go-ahead for SunRail project
Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading June 2011
Workers Wanted: Railroads on target to hire 15,000 this year
Auto traffic helps keep Class Is on the road to revenue growth
Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading May 2011
Railroads aim to tap Bakken Shale's vast traffic potential
CN's team of precision railroaders must strive to be supply chain enablers, CEO Claude Mongeau says
Next-generation productivity — by Brooks Bentz, Accenture
Maintenance of Way: Managing track-time windows
Profile: Canadian Pacific's Cathryn Frankenberg — The LRIW's "Outstanding Woman of the Year"
Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading February 2011
Short lines: NASA Railroad's future in question
Freight railroads, rail-transit agencies seek ways to make the safety grade at crossings
Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading December 2010
Class I Engineering Execs: In Their Own Words
In Their Own Words: T.J. Drake
In Their Own Words: David Connell
Class I Outlook: 'Year of Opportunity'
Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading November 2010
Norfolk Southern's technology embrace
Has intermodal container business truly turned the corner?
BNSF's Matt Rose: Winner of Progressive Railroading's 2010 'Railroad Innovator' Award
Rail service: Greater expectations at Union Pacific
PTC: Railroads, suppliers still have a ways to go to meet the 2015 positive train control mandate
Rail safety: Making the railroad mantra 'Safety First' more than words in a manual
Railroad earnings: Class Is post stellar second-quarter 2010 results
Context by Pat Foran (August 2010)
Railroads and coal: present and future (tense)
In their own words: Class I purchasing executives
In the sourcing supply chain, diversity is a strength, purchasing execs say
Context - by Pat Foran (July 2010)
States are delving deeper into high-speed rail planning, but are the host railroads onboard?
Information technology: At freight railroads, I.T. execs help lead the change charge
Logistics units help Class Is generate revenue, retain traffic
Technology update: Rail grinding equipment
First-quarter 2010 financials: Class Is boost traffic and revenue
9th Annual MOW Survey: Class Is
Class Is keep the corporate diversity flame burning
Class Is employ fuel-saving practices that promise stingier diesel usage
C&S Engineers: In Their Own Words
The STB Reauthorization Bill: Keeping the collaborative faith
Buffett's buy-in buoys BNSF's growth prospects — and the rail industry's spirits
Union Pacific's Lupe Valdez: LRIW's 'Outstanding Woman of the Year'
Context - by Pat Foran (January 2010)
Class I outlook: A gradual recovery's in the offing, CEOs say
Buffett's secular bet on BNSF & the 'Rail Renaissance'
If funding falls into place, so will Norfolk Southern's Crescent Corridor
Class I CEOs expect modest traffic growth, more cost controls in coming quarters
MOW Officials "In Their Own Words"
Wisconsin railroad committee holds 'Rail Day' to shed light on freight, passenger issues
Industry Trends from Progressive Railroading November 2009
CN's Hunter Harrison is the Recipient of Progressive Railroading's 'Railroad Innovator' Award
Class Is Promote 'Green' Practices at Intermodal Terminals
Although Class Is revenue and traffic Were Way Down in 2Q, So Were Costs
Tony Hatch: In these confusing times, rails are thinking strategically
8th Annual MOW Survey - Preface
8th Annual MOW Survey: Class Is
BNSF Repairing Track in the Pacific Northwest
C & S Engineers: In Their Own Words
Despite Steep Traffic Declines, Class Is Register Revenue and Income Gains in 4Q
Industry Trends from Progressive Railroading February 2009
PART 1: Class Is Like Their Chances of Posting Revenue Gains & Easing Cost Pains in '09
President-Elect Obama Could Champion Crucial Rail Industry Causes, Labor Unions and Associations Say
Rails' Faith in the Future of Global Trade Remains Strong
Four Class Is Forge Pact to Set Standards for PTC Systems
Class Is Post Solid 3Q Financials
Industry trends from Progressive Railroading November 2008
Shippers Say 'Yea' to Rail Service, 'Nay' to Higher Rates
Book Review: "James J. Hill's Legacy to Railway Operations"
Industry Trends: From Progressive Railroading October 2008
Norfolk Southern's Public- and Private-Partnering Ways
Class Is draft sustainability programs with one eye on stewardship and the other on entrepreneurship
Class Is’ Q2 ledgers reflect pinch from costly fuel, soft economy and Midwest floods
CSX/TCI proxy fight goes an extra round
Freight rail’s evolutionary era
Freight-Rail timeline: ’58-’08
Former NS chief charts milestone markers
Days of Future Past (and Present)
Industry Trends (from Progressive Railroading/June 2008)
NS, 10 short lines jointly take on short-haul traffic in the Northeast
Class I Q1 Financials: Crunching the numbers
STB computes railroads’ cost of capital in ’06, makes other procedural moves
BNSF: Distributed-power train equipped with ECP brakes makes maiden run
CREATE: Posting incremental progress in Chicago
Dwelling on the positive at UP's Bailey Yard
Intermodal: Schneider National's votes of confidence
KCS roads add capacity, tap MOW technology
Class I and trucking firm maintain long-time partnership
CSX and TCI — fueling the feud
Commodities: CN, six shippers disagree on grain car program’s merits
CSXT, STB address environmental issues
Tony Hatch — Confidence with a capital 'C'
Putting it in perspective: U.S. Class Is’ 2007 traffic ‘woes’
Fuel costly to Class Is in the fourth quarter
Better late than never for the UTU and carriers' conference
A BNSF first: ECP-equipped coal train in revenue service
The big picture: Who's buying shares in North America's freight railroads — why it matters
The Passenger Rail Working Group's 'bold and visionary' plan — a matter of interpretation
Union Pacific Railroad: A pipeline approach
STB rejects NS/Watco short-line plan
NS wins Group A gold Harriman for 18th-consecutive year
Context by Pat Foran (June 2007)
Q1 2007: Five of seven Class Is boost revenue despite economic and weather-related headwinds
Railroads, transit agencies seek federal security funding
Hundreds of new locomotives on the way to Class Is in 2007
Federal arbitrator to settle CN-UTU contract squabble
Railroads seek congressional backing for two tax-credit bills
Study proposes three haz-mat train rerouting options
CREATE: Lobbying in the Land of Lincoln
MOW Dollars: Progressive Railroading's 5th Annual Maintenance-of-Way Survey
Class Is boost 07 MOW budgets to keep up with track maintenance, capacity needs
Context by Pat Foran (March 2007)
Going green: Freight-rail environmental efforts gather steam
Thinking strategically on the fuel front
Context by Pat Foran (February 2007)
Net Effect: How the internet has changed the way railroads do business
CSX: Service metrics are better, traffic's up. The challenge, Maintaining the momentum
UP's Bonnie Leake: Hitting The Brakes
Photographic Memories: Museum pays tribute to O. Winston Link's N&W Railway steam locomotive legacy
