Rail Category: Rail Industry Trends  -  2011 Article Index

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Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading December 2011

Rail-car delivery forecast for 2012 from Rail Theory Forecasts' Toby Kolstad

Gas exploration and drilling in the Marcellus Shale means more traffic for Class Is, short lines

The year ahead, intermodal as royalty and a new high-speed rail outlook report — by Pat Foran (Context, December 2011)

Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading November 2011

Marcellus Shale gas exploration, ethanol production net new-business growth for Norfolk Southern

RailTrends 2011: The Growth Story Retold

Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading October 2011

Passenger Rail At a Glance 2011: Transit Trends

Preview: RailTrends 2011 - by Tony Hatch

Opening the communication floodgates — by Pat Foran (Context, October 2011)

Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading September 2011

With rails, it's all about the secular - by Tony Hatch

Class I railroads redouble efforts to recruit former servicemen and women

A certain vitality on display, plus a sign of the capex times (Pat Foran, Context, September 2011)

Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading August 2011

Thinking 'growth' after the first debt-ceiling dance (Pat Foran, Context, August 2011)

Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading July 2011

Fleet Stats 2011: Freight car, locomotive and passenger rail car data

Notes from the North American Rail Shippers Association's 2011 annual meeting - by Tony Hatch

In confidence, we trust - by Pat Foran (Context, July 2011)

A fare deal: GCRTA, police union agree to tie pay raises to revenue increases

Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading June 2011

Workers Wanted: Railroads on target to hire 15,000 this year

Auto traffic helps keep Class Is on the road to revenue growth

Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading May 2011

Inside the complexities of rail-car fleet renewal — by Toby Kolstad

Railroads aim to tap Bakken Shale's vast traffic potential

Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading April 2011

Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading March 2011

Transit operations: Service providers compete for passenger-rail business

Denver RTD's budget deficit struggle; Mike Haverty to receive 'Railroad Innovator Award' To Warren Buffett, BNSF buy is Berkshire Hathaway's top 2010 highlight (Pat Foran, Context, March 2011)

Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading February 2011

Rail finance and leasing: Seeking signs of sustenance, post recession

Rail car leasing: For most rail-car lessors, happier days are here again (by Toby Kolstad)

Workforce: Rail transit agencies seek to ramp up recruitment efforts

PTC: Cause, effect and the implementation of change; From capex to FedEx, January was a momentum-building month — by Pat Foran (Context, February 2011)

What are the key issues facing the rail finance/leasing sector in 2011?

Rail industry data and trends from Progressive Railroading January 2011

Social media: Transit agencies connect with riders in new ways

For transits, the new-media medium is the message; Mica to chair House T&I Committee; Sneider joins Progressive Railroading staff — by Pat Foran (Context, January 2011)