Florida Sunshine

Railroad Weekly August 12, 2024

courtesy: Steel Wheels Photography

Inside This Issue

·   Florida Sunshine: CSX Feeling Good About Second-Half Trends   

·   Lockout Punch: Absent Labor Deal, CN, CP to Stop Ops on Aug. 22

·   Stop the Stoppage: Firms Urge Ottawa to Keep the Rails Running

·   Longshore War? Strike Threats Brewing in the U.S. Too

·   Steel Ordeal: RRs Seeing Slowdown in Steel Shipments

·   That Question Again: Should a RR Take Freight, if Margins Good But Not Great?

·   Macro Scope: Views on Economy Diverge As Fed Prepares to Cut  

·   Is the Shopping Stopping? This Week, All Eyes to Turn to Retail Sales

Track Talk

“We have the capacity, the operating model, leadership team, and the culture we need to ensure that we are the best-run railroad in North America.”

      -CSX CEO Joe Hinrichs

The Latest

·   Second quarter railroad earnings season is now finished, with CSX performing the