Rail Category: Rail Industry Trends - 2013 Article Index

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Large freight railroads will rely on crude oil, domestic intermodal and grain shipments to offset weak coal and international container traffic in 2014

Transit CEOs to focus on transportation bill reauthorization, capital projects in 2014

RailTrends 2013 recap: Innovation and risk to yield growth

Freight railroads use Facebook, Twitter to expand communication options

Freight-rail leaders offer glimpse into where they see their respective railroads heading as they roll through the fourth quarter

RailTrends 2013 preview - by Tony Hatch

Tank-car supply predictions may be too rosy — by Toby Kolstad

Tony Hatch: Railroads' second-quarter earnings mostly were on plus-side despite floods, coal market transitions

Crude-by-rail trend prompts railroads, engineering firms to streamline projects

New York's MTA analyzes millennial, baby boomer travel trends to determine future investments

Railroad mechanical departments adjust fleet maintenance strategies, train workers for future growth

Rail-car interior color schemes making more of a splash with passenger railroads

Keystone Pipeline is not key to importing Alberta crude oil — by Fritz Kahn (Guest Comment)

After the Quebec accident

Keystone pipeline won't stop railroads' oil, natural gas business, API economist says

Crude dominates discussions at rail shipper association's summer meeting

Rail car and locomotive statistics: Progressive Railroading's Fleet Stats 2013

Hunter Harrison and Wick Moorman among RailTrends 2013 speakers

Minneapolis officials encourage transit-oriented development as part of city's growth strategy

Transit-oriented development in Atlanta, Portland, Charlotte and Phoenix

Los Angeles transportation authority takes a comprehensive approach to sustainability planning

Crude by rail and the tank car boom: Is the risk profile changing as the crude tank car fleet grows? (Guest Comment)

Freight rail outlook: 2013 is a bridge to better years in 2014, 2015 and 2016 - analysis by Tony Hatch

Progressive Railroading names Rising Stars

Forest products rail traffic will take a turn for the better this year if lumber demand remains strong

Tank car boom masks dearth of orders for other rail cars — analysis by Toby Kolstad

Railroads, transit agencies focus on retaining young workers

Shales in the West well beyond the Bakken drive crude oil traffic for many railroads

Guest Comment: On the right (connected) track with the Industrial Internet

Sustainability: Freight car builders explore ways to make operations more environmentally friendly

Panama Canal expansion spurs railroads, ports to prepare for new business

Railroad research reviewed at testing center's March event

Seizing the Day on a receptive Hill (a Railroad Day recap)

Capital Metro adds Pinterest to social media arsenal

Canadian Pacific rides the crude-oil wave

On resiliency and not going back, post-Sandy

Railroads should use their strong safety culture as a foundation for improving service and productivity (commentary)

Oil boom will sustain the economy, rail-car leasing sector in 2013 - by Toby Kolstad

Progressive Railroading's 2013 Finance & Leasing Guide - Preface

Banks - Rail Finance & Leasing Guide 2013

Equipment Providers/Equipment Management Services - Rail Finance & Leasing Guide 2013

Finance Companies - Rail Finance & Leasing Guide 2013

Investment Banks - Rail Finance & Leasing Guide 2013

Lessors - Rail Finance & Leasing Guide 2013

Professional Services/Consulting - Rail Finance & Leasing Guide 2013

Q4 2012 review: Signs that 2013 will be one terrific bridge year for the rails- analysis by Tony Hatch

How the 2012 election results could shape rail industry issues

Rail finance and leasing outlook: What are the key issues in 2013?

Rail finance and leasing outlook: What has been the biggest change during the past 10 years? What will the next big change be?

Commuter-rail service from Providence to Boston gives a transit-oriented development its

Santa Clara VTA aims for succession planning success with IT department pilot

Marcellus and Utica shale drilling keeps railroads busy

Union Pacific opens information technology center in Austin

RailTrends 2012 represented a full deconstruction of the North American rail industry — by Tony Hatch

Crude oil and intermodal will drive rail traffic for BNSF over the long term