LRW Honors Amtrak’s Acheson As Railway Woman Of The Year
From Editor-In-Chief Foran: Of Gender Equity And Inclusion
Spotlight On Some Of Today’s Rail Safety Products
Women of Influence in Rail eBook
Newsletter Sign Up
Stay updated on news, articles and information for the rail industry
Stay updated on news, articles and information for the rail industry
railPrime
Rail News Home
Rail Industry Trends
Rail News: Rail Industry Trends
Yesterday, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy Emil Frankel toured The Greenbrier Cos.' Gunderson rail-car plant in Portland, Ore., which produced more than 4,700 cars in fiscal-year 2004 compared with 3,800 cars in FY2003.
The facility now employs about 1,200 people — hundreds more compared with the Gunderson plant's workforce level the past several years.
"The transportation sector is a bellwether of an improving economy," said Frankel in a prepared statement. "Gunderson has added 300 jobs over the last few years to keep up with new orders."
First-half car orders already have surpassed the total number of orders in 2002 and the current car backlog of 51,400 units is the highest since 1998. Greenbrier — which produces about a quarter all ordered cars — recently reported a backlog of 14,300 units.
"The thriving business at Gunderson is a story we are seeing repeated around the country," said Frankel. "The growing U.S. economy has railroads scrambling for freight cars to haul goods worth billions of dollars to market."
10/8/2004
Rail News: Rail Industry Trends
Flourishing rail-car market a 'bellwether' of economic growth, Frankel says
advertisement
Yesterday, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy Emil Frankel toured The Greenbrier Cos.' Gunderson rail-car plant in Portland, Ore., which produced more than 4,700 cars in fiscal-year 2004 compared with 3,800 cars in FY2003.
The facility now employs about 1,200 people — hundreds more compared with the Gunderson plant's workforce level the past several years.
"The transportation sector is a bellwether of an improving economy," said Frankel in a prepared statement. "Gunderson has added 300 jobs over the last few years to keep up with new orders."
First-half car orders already have surpassed the total number of orders in 2002 and the current car backlog of 51,400 units is the highest since 1998. Greenbrier — which produces about a quarter all ordered cars — recently reported a backlog of 14,300 units.
"The thriving business at Gunderson is a story we are seeing repeated around the country," said Frankel. "The growing U.S. economy has railroads scrambling for freight cars to haul goods worth billions of dollars to market."
