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| EDF shares vision for taking trucks off the road | 30 Jan 2024 | 00:29:31 | |
Mike Baudendistel interviews Andrew Howell, Head of Research and Sustainable Finance at the Environmental Defense Fund and Bill Loftis, Owner of Supply Chain Ecology
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| Another red ball derailment might be needed for safety legislation to pass | 02 Jan 2024 | 00:26:13 | |
Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss the potential for rail safety legislation, the Red Sea situation, and railcar manufacturing.
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| What John Oliver got right and wrong | 19 Dec 2023 | 00:27:59 | |
Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss John Oliver’s critique of the railroads.
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| Hatch sees service as most critical rail issue in ‘24 | 12 Dec 2023 | 00:27:31 | |
Mike Baudendistel interviews independent railroad analyst Tony Hatch following his Rail Trends conference.
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| Union Pacific is bringing furloughs back | 05 Dec 2023 | 00:26:51 | |
Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss furloughs of Union Pacific maintenance-of-way workers, Union Pacific’s expanded intermodal offerings in Phoenix and Houston and possible rail safety legislation.
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| New rail safety legislation likely coming next year | 28 Nov 2023 | 00:27:42 | |
Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss the CSX train derailment, potential rail safety legislation, the Surface Transportation Board and the rail intermodal market.
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| Gnosis provides container visibility solution | 21 Nov 2023 | 00:29:22 | |
Mike Baudendistel summarizes Rail Trends and interviews Jake Hoffman, CTO of Gnosis Freight.
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| TRAC Intermodal sees growth ahead | 31 Oct 2023 | 00:29:13 | |
Mike Baudendistel interviews Dan Walsh, CEO of TRAC Intermodal.
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| As rail ORs rise, is the industry in a new growth-focused era? | 24 Oct 2023 | 00:28:43 | |
Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss third quarter earnings reports for the railroads, intermodal companies and rail equipment providers.
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| Rail data mixed ahead of earnings season | 17 Oct 2023 | 00:28:56 | |
Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss the latest on 2-person crews, CN’s comments on new Canadian regulations, a deadly coal derailment on BNSF and SONAR rail data.
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| Norfolk Southern loses volume following system outage | 03 Oct 2023 | 00:29:20 | |
Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss Norfolk Southern’s train operations, the EEOC suing Union Pacific, rail labor rules, and the intermodal market.
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| Should Wabtec be forced to sell GE Transportation? | 28 Sep 2023 | 00:30:04 | |
Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss Progress Rail’s complaints about Wabtec, the status of Cincinnati selling a rail line, intermodal contract rates, motor vehicle shipments, and Greenbrier’s railcar orders.
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| Intermodal remains growth area says TRAC Intermodal CEO | 21 Sep 2023 | 00:29:30 | |
Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss TRAC Intermodal’s market outlook, exporters’ frustration with rates and service, rail safety issues, and an absurd trademark dispute.
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| STB’s move on reciprocal switching – treading too lightly? | 07 Sep 2023 | 00:29:09 | |
Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss the Surface Transportation Board’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on reciprocal switching and run through SONAR charts.
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| CSX’s network takes brunt of Idalia’s impact | 31 Aug 2023 | 00:28:34 | |
Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss Hurricane Idalia’s impact on CSX’s network, investigations of railroads training procedures, and the recent dismal grain volume.
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| Rail safety issues remain at forefront | 10 Aug 2023 | 00:29:49 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss recent reports addressing Norfolk Southern’s safety practices and culture. They also discuss train lengths, BNSF’s recently-completed capital project in Idaho and the latest SONAR intermodal data.
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| Vena takes over as UP CEO – industry sea change? | 03 Aug 2023 | 00:30:49 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss Jim Vena taking over as Union Pacific’s CEO and interview Chris Joslyn, President of Run Rail.
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| Rails begin to clean up after ILWU-Canada strike | 20 Jul 2023 | 00:29:46 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh interview John Schmitter of RailState.
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| Short line Association encouraged by Class I service improvements | 13 Jul 2023 | 00:30:02 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh interview Chuck Baker, President of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association.
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| Shippers and railroads contend with ILWU-Canada strike | 06 Jul 2023 | 00:30:14 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss the Vancouver port workers strike, the potential UPS strike, and other rail industry news stories.
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| STB preliminary injunction goes against BNSF | 29 Jun 2023 | 00:29:18 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel goes through the railroad news, including the STB’s preliminary injunction against BNSF, and intermodal data from SONAR.
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| Commtrex CEO highlights the complexities of converting truckloads to rail | 15 Jun 2023 | 00:32:36 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel interviews Martin Lew, CEO of Commtrex.
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| Service issues remain a concern for rail shippers | 01 Jun 2023 | 00:28:47 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss last week’s rail shipper conference, recent expansions to intermodal service offerings, and California doing its part to stop autonomous trucks from competing with rail intermodal.
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| Domestic intermodal carriers see lack of green shoots | 25 May 2023 | 00:24:31 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel discusses shippers’ latest rail service complaints and continued intermodal demand weakness.
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| American Chemistry Council: PSR has been about ‘doing less with less’ | 18 May 2023 | 00:28:54 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh interview Chris Jahn, President and CEO of the American Chemistry Council, which represents leading chemical companies, including major railroad shippers.
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| Railway safety bill passes Senate Commerce Committee | 11 May 2023 | 00:29:11 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss the Railway Safety Act of 2023, emerging doubts of an intermodal volume recovery in the second half, and CARB’s push to reduce locomotive emissions.
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| Telegraph CEO Harris Ligon highlights improvement in rail service, believes intermodal remains a growth area | 04 May 2023 | 00:28:45 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh Interview Harris Ligon, Co-Founder and CEO of Telegraph System, a rail data and analytics provider focused on providing predictive visibility into rail service.
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| Ian Jefferies (AAR President/CEO) cautions against mandating historical operating practices | 28 Apr 2023 | 00:28:39 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh Interview Ian Jefferies, President and CEO of the Association of American Railroads.
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| Two-man crews, one-man crews or no-man crews? | 13 Apr 2023 | 00:28:31 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss Parallel Systems, a startup developing autonomous railcars, the recent push to mandate two-person crews in locomotives, and intermodal data in FreightWaves SONAR.
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| How rail shippers can utilize unbiased data | 06 Apr 2023 | 00:30:56 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss the latest safety regulation proposals. In addition, they interview John Schmitter, co-founder and COO of RailState, a company that provides unbiased rail data to shippers and analysts.
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| Intermodal volume weakens further | 23 Mar 2023 | 00:25:28 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss shippers’ reactions to the approval of the CP-KCS merger, the dismal intermodal volume, derailment investigations, and Greenbrier’s railcar orders.
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| CP-KCS merger approved with numerous conditions | 16 Mar 2023 | 00:28:44 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss the STB’s approval of the CP-KCS merger and what that means for any possible further consolidation.
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| The hits keep coming for Norfolk Southern | 09 Mar 2023 | 00:30:06 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss what takeaways from last week’s interview with former Surface Transportation Board Chairman Daniel Elliott, the latest news on Norfolk Southern, and new safety standards outlined by the Association of American Railroads.
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| Daniel Elliott, former STB Chairman, highlights ongoing issues with rail service | 02 Mar 2023 | 00:28:03 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh interview Daniel Elliott, Principal of GKC Law and former Chairman of the US Surface Transportation Board, the independent agency that economically regulates the freight railroads.
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| Is an overly concentrated railroad shareholder base holding back volume growth? | 16 Feb 2023 | 00:28:31 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh interview Herman Haksteen, the President of the Private Railcar Food and Beverage Association, who shares thoughts on the East Palestine, Ohio derailment and whether a concentrated Class I shareholder base is holding back volume growth and service improvement.
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| Delays persist on Norfolk Southern following derailment | 09 Feb 2023 | 00:27:52 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss the aftermath of the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, intermodal contract rates, Wabtec’s locomotive innovation, and the latest push for the Class I railways to provide paid sick days.
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| Noise pollutions tops list of concerns in CP/KCS environmental impact statement | 02 Feb 2023 | 00:28:11 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss recent developments in Canadian Pacific’s pending acquisition of Kansas City Southern, including takeaways from the final environmental impact statement. Other topics include the weak intermodal volume and proposed legislation limiting train lengths.
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| Union Pacific to run looser on crews | 26 Jan 2023 | 00:28:43 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss recent developments at Union Pacific and what’s happening in the railcar leasing market.
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| Rail service key for volume growth in 2023 | 12 Jan 2023 | 00:29:00 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss takeaways from the Transportation Research Board annual meeting and the impact of the recent decline in import volume.
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| Surface Transportation Board has full docket for 2023 | 05 Jan 2023 | 00:28:15 | |
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Joanna Marsh discuss the regulatory outlook for the freight railroad industry in 2023.
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