Author: Rick Paterson

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Fixing Flawed RSTAC Metric Methods

I’m always on the lookout for efforts that would change the dataset we’re using, and one is now on the horizon. The STB has three associated Stakeholders Committees, and one of them,

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UP Narrowly Avoided Disaster

When we set the stage for Tropical Storm Hilary, it was a good exercise in knowing what to look for and what to worry about. Specifically, we expected some track washouts but

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For NS, the Finish Line is Finally In Sight

Concurrent with the political and public relations fallout from East Palestine, Norfolk Southern has been handicapped by a compromised network in terms of capacity and service, for the two reasons we’ve been

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U.S. Rail System Still Deteriorating, On Balance

We’re now in the second half of 2022, when the four major U.S. Class I’s have committed to turning their operations around, but the current state of play is not encouraging. Only Union Pacific has made any progress in recent months, but that has been from a low base and fading somewhat over the past two weeks. We would regard UP and Norfolk Southern as now in a “steady state” and it’s the other two we’re more worried about in terms of trajectory.