The Great Freight Debate

Railroad Weekly May 22, 2023

Photography by Frederick Manfred Simon © www.steelwheels.photography

Inside This Issue  

·   The Great Freight Debate: Recession on the Rails?

·   The Wait for More Freight: When Will the Intermodal Slump End?

·   On-Time Prime: CN and CSX Tout Their Fluidity and Reliability

·   Ohio Slow: NS Ops Still Recovering from East Palestine Disruption

·   Prices Down but Volumes Up: A Still-Benign Outlook for Export Coal

·   Sick Pay Hooray: Engineers Strike Deal with NS   

·   The Inventory Story: Still Too High

·   Hollywood Smash: L.A. Import Traffic Way Off Last Year’s Highs

Track Talk

“I’m optimistic we’ll hear good news soon.”

-Los Angeles port director Gene Seroka, commenting about the prospects of a port worker contract settlement

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