April, 2009

Greetings from Las Vegas. It was a beautiful sunny, upper-70-degree day in Sin City yesterday, and all things considered, quite the fitting end to the formal presentation portion of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association’s (ASLRRA...

During Norfolk Southern Corp.’s first-quarter earnings presentation held this morning, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Mark Manion had some interesting things to say about crew starts and T&E worker furloughs. In the quarter...

As I listened in on CSX Corp.’s first-quarter earnings teleconference this morning, a word that kept running through my mind was “expectations.” The Class I’s financial results exceeded expectations — both its own and Wall...

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has compiled some attention-grabbing figures. By 2020, the United States is projected to add 1,130 miles to the interstate highway system while railroads add about 2,000 miles of rail...

Norfolk Southern Corp. is nearing the “Year One” mark for Track 2012, a five-year “continuous-improvement” initiative. Considered the Class I’s self-improvement focal point for the near term, Track 2102 sets specific goals...