Smokestack Comeback?

Railroad Weekly February 9, 2026

Inside This Issue

· Smokestack Comeback? Hearing Some Roars on Factory Floors

· Dart from the Start: A Good January for RR Carload Growth

· Opening Gray: A Bad January, By Contrast, for Intermodal

· Ferromex Paradox: Op. Fluidity Better; Op. Ratio Worse

· Despacito: Mexico’s GDP Outlook No Es Bonito

· UP-NS, We Acquiesce: As RRs Join Forces, Hub Group Endorses

· Living La Vida Loco: UP Upgrading More of its Locomotives

· If It Tax Like a Duck: Tariff Costs, Uncertainty, Taking A Toll

· An Eruption of Disruption? How Will AI Impact the Economy?

Track Talk

“With stabilizing market conditions, and excellent service as well as rail consolidation expected in 2027, we have the ability to convert business from over-the-road to rail.”

-Hub Group CEO Phillip Yeager