Scope for Hope

Railroad Weekly Mar. 27, 2023

courtesy: Andrew Young, AlphaYankee Transport Photography

Inside This Issue  

·   Scope for Hope: New Report Shows Signs of Life in the Economy

·   Shaw Again to the Senate: And Fed Again Squeezes Credit

·   Dock Market Crash: U.S. Container Ports Suffering Huge Volume Drops

·   West Coast Angst: Hints of Unrest in High-Stakes Port Labor Talks

·   CN Zen: Canadian National Averts Labor Strike With Unifor Deal

·   Crew Are Not Alone: The One-Person Train Crew Debate Rages On

·   New Way to Dray? Might Electric Planes Transform Container Shipping?

·   Krispy Dream: Can Railroads Compete for Intermodal’s Donut Hole?

Track Talk

“The railroads are fighting the most basic of all requirements: having two crew members in a train. Trains are miles long. Railroads want just a single human being on these trains. That is, frankly, crazy.”

-Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown, at last week’s rail safety hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation