Rail Equipment Finance 2024

FINANCIAL EDGE, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2024 ISSUE: At the Rail Equipment Finance Conference (REF) in March 2024, a tight rental market combined with lower new car build levels and listlessness in merchandise, grain and coal loadings to create a mixed temperament. Here’s a rundown of the key presentation takeaways.    Day 1 keynote Jeffrey Korzenik (Chief Economist from Fifth Third…

Rail Equipment Finance 2024: Does anyone remember the saying “In Like a Lion—Out Like a Lamb”? Intermodal loadings ended 2023 on a strong note and started out 2024 positive as well. The Port of LA/Long Beach (POLA) started January with near-record import numbers. Some of that can be explained. Contrary to most predictions, 2023 Intermodal loadings once again retracted until…