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TTX has begun installing Nexxiot GPS devices on its new-build TBOX high-capacity boxcar fleet. The company expects as many as 1,700 boxcars to be equipped in 2023, and will also be equipping several hundred multi-level autoracks (pictured).

Telematics: Tell-All Tracking

RAILWAY AGE, MAY 2023 ISSUE: Experts say the global rail market could exceed $13 billion in 10 years.
Alstom's Coradia iLint hydrogen train. Photo Credit: Alstom

Supply Side: Alstom, PSC Group

Alstom enters a strategic partnership with Export Development Canada (EDC) for sustainable mobility financing. Also, PSC Group, a Portfolio Company of Aurora Capital Partners, acquires Steel Line Rail Services LLC.

Shaw Keynoting Rail Insights 2023

Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan Shaw anchors Railway Age’s ninth annual Rail Insights Conference, presented virtually on June 22. Arguably the most publicly visible Class I CEO in North…
Amsted Digital Solutions SAS is supplying IQ Series™ gateways to Greenbrier Europe.

Amsted Digital Solutions, Greenbrier Europe Team on Telematics

Amsted Digital Solutions SAS on May 3 reported landing a multi-year contract to supply onboard telematics devices to Greenbrier Europe that will improve shipment visibility and railcar maintenance.

Now On Line: Railway Age May 2023 Digital Edition

The May 2023 issue of Railway Age is available digitally, showcasing the honorees of our fourth-annual Readers’ Influential Leaders poll and covering CPKC’s Final Spike ceremony, North American locomotive fleet…
Head of AITX Rail Europe Mahindhann Krishnapillai

Mahindhann Krishnapillai Tapped to Head AITX Rail Europe

American Industrial Transport, Inc. (AITX) announced May 2 that the company has tapped Mahindhann Krishnapillai as Head of AITX Rail Europe, the company’s new European railcar platform.
NARS President Bruce Mann

NARS 2023 Annual Meeting: ‘A New Era in Railroading’

The North American Rail Shippers Association (NARS) will host its annual meeting May 24-26, 2023, in Chicago. This year’s theme is “A New Era in Railroading.”

‘Young Professionals’ Conference: Fast Tracking Your Career

Join Railway Age’s inaugural “Young Professionals” conference to discover how to grow your career in the freight and passenger rail industry. Our 25 Under 40 program judge Nick Little, who…
Norfolk Southern has received an American Chemistry Council award for it LEED® Gold-certified headquarters building in Atlanta, Ga.

NS, Trinity, GATX Earn Responsible Care® Awards

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has recognized Norfolk Southern (NS), Trinity Industries and GATX for safety and environmental stewardship as part of its 2023 Responsible Care® Awards program. Also, Nisus…
“Consistent with our expectations coming into the year, demand across our global railcar fleets remains robust,” said GATX President and CEO Robert C. Lyons.

GATX 1Q23: ‘Consistent With Expectations’

Chicago-based GATX Corp. has reported first-quarter 2023 net income of $77.4 million, or $2.16 per diluted share, compared with first-quarter 2022’s $75.8 million, or $2.10 per diluted share.
David Nahass, Railway Age Financial Editor
Commentary

Rail Equipment Finance 2023 Key Takeaways

FINANCIAL EDGE, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2023 ISSUE: In its 37th iteration, Tony Kruglinski’s Rail Equipment Finance Conference (REF) once again took place at the oasis in the desert: The LaQuinta…
Andy Muller, CEO and Founder, Reading Blue Mountain & Northern

Railway Age 2023 Readers’ Influential Leaders

Railway Age is pleased to present the fourth-annual “Readers’ Influential Leaders” program honorees.

Top Five Reasons to Attend ‘Railway Age Young Professionals’

How is the rail industry attracting and retaining top young talent? What are the industry’s immediate and long-term needs? What are the most promising growth sectors? Why should you make…
(The Greenbrier Companies Photograph)
Commentary

TD Cowen Insight: GBX Investor Day

For The Greenbrier Companies (GBX), we see gradually subsiding volatility in revenue, margins and earnings over the next three to five years. This is as the company targets higher—albeit measured—lease…

TD Cowen: 1Q23 Surveys Say …

The results of our 1Q23 Rail and Equipment Surveys indicate a slight decrease in business growth expectations, and some resilience in railcar demand.
Commentary

TD Cowen Insight: Freight Traffic, Railcars, Trade Tensions

Carloadings fell short of our expectations as a slow start to ‘23 volumes took hold in Q1 despite easy comps. Intermodal continues to pressure the group, given loose capacity and…

Greenbrier Posts Strong 2Q

The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. reported financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended Feb.28, 2023. Among the results were a GAAP EPS of $0.97, a fleet utilization increase to 99%,…
Rahul Jalali, SVP and Chief Information Officer at Union Pacific, was selected by Railway Age readers as one of 10 Most Influential Industry Leaders for 2022.

‘Influential Industry Leader’ Nominations Due Today, April 10

Railway Age is calling on subscribers to submit their nominations by April 10 for the fourth-annual 10 Most Influential Industry Leaders poll.

Now Online: Railway Age April 2023 Digital Edition

The April 2023 issue of Railway Age is now available digitally, with a deep dive into the historic combination of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern, plus an exclusive report…
In 2022, FCA reported revenues of $364.8 million, up 79.6% from 2021’s $203 million, on deliveries of 3,184 railcars, up 83.9% from 2021’s 1,731 railcar deliveries.

For FCA, ‘Another Strong Year of Transformation’ (Updated March 31)

While FreightCar America (FCA) finished “strong” in 2022, ramping up operations in Castaños, Mexico, and delivering 3,184 railcars, the carbuilder in the fourth quarter “continued to experience margin pressure, primarily…
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