Abstract: This article provides an economic outlook as seen by the seven major railroad companies: Norfolk Southern (NS), CN, CSX, Kansas City Southern (KCS), Union Pacific (UP), Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), and BNSF. The background for such analyses is a report prepared by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that addresses competition and capacity issues. One railroad will attempt to invest in three areas that will improve its business the most: technology, capacity, and people. Another railroad official addresses new corridors that will be double-tracked, and prospects in coal transportation as it has been looked to as an alternative to petroleum. Others discuss the construction of new terminals, intermodality, mechanistic development, the development of information technology integration, and retail product importation from emerging economies.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-12-01
Language: en
Type: article
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