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Rail Category: Rail Industry Trends
- 2013 Article Index
Find railroading Rail Industry Trends articles for the rail career professionals
Rail-car delivery forecast for 2014: 61,500 — by Toby Kolstad
Locomotive manufacturers offer new solutions for railroads' evolving motive power needs
RailTrends 2013: A brief recap — by Tony Hatch
Rail Outlook 2014: Railroads believe burgeoning crude oil demand and mounting passenger ridership will be foundation for 2014 business growth
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