Rail Category: Rail Industry Trends  -  2015 Article Index

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RailTrends 2015 recap by Tony Hatch

Outlook 2016: Rail-car forecast by Richard Kloster

Contracting outlook: RailWorks, R. J. Corman and Savage officials talk 2016 and beyond

Outlook 2016: Steady growth ahead for railroad contractors, NRC's Baker says

Outlook 2016: Transit-rail officials discuss the issues they'll face in the year ahead

Outlook 2016: Class I railroad CEOs anticipate opportunities, challenges

From the editor: Railway Interchange 2015 recap

RailTrends 2015 preview — by Tony Hatch

From the editor: C-suite succession updates at CSX, NS

Class I railroads continue push to recruit military veterans

How are Class I railroads faring when it comes to recruiting information technology talent?

For railroads, a new capex norm — by Tony Hatch

Short Line Safety Institute to spread the safety culture gospel among small railroads

Domestic intermodal volumes should begin to pick up soon, Class I railroads say

From the editor: An eclectic lineup at RailTrends 2015

When streetcar systems serve as transit-oriented development tools

Lower coal demand cut Class I railroad profits in second quarter

CSX: A railroad in pursuit of optimum performance

Women on the line: Railroads still lag when it comes to hiring women, but Class Is aim to pick up the pace

Rail car and locomotive statistics: Fleet Stats 2015

Why young professionals plan to keep working on the railroad

Railroads heed customer calls for mobile app technology

Crude by rail: Federal rule fallout

UW-Madison researchers hope frac-sand impact study will help railroads improve ballast maintenance

How transit agencies are trying to attract millennial riders

Rail-focused education programs for engineers aim to close the industry's talent gap

Railroads tweak critical-incident stress plans to meet new FRA rules

Grupo Mexico rail unit IPO would net $1.2 billion, Ferromex officials say

Operation Lifesaver continues to spread the rail-safety word

Secure Rail conference: A recap

From the Editor: Class I succession plans unfolding in succession

Transit agencies plan their moves as Congress dances around funding questions

Class I railroads in context: They're trending in the right direction

CSX launches industrial development website

Rail regulation, PTC, surface transportation reauthorization top rail industry's 2015 legislative agenda

Next steps and transitions

Rail finance and leasing: The key issues in 2015

How to win the war for talent (guest comment)

With rail security planning, information sharing is key

Tank-car retrofits to drive freight-car repair activity in 2015

Progressive Railroading's top 10 most-read articles of 2014

Denver RTD makes the case for a public-private funding approach

National Railroad Museum plots major capital campaign