Railroad Industry Indexes

By Technology
The rail industry publishes a multitude of data that provides insight to the state of transportation sector and our economy in general. We believe two indexes that are a direct negative correlation are Railroad Velocity and Carloads Originated. Railroad Velocity is the average speed of trains on a particular railroad....
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EAMX 25718 tank car

Lease Rate Isn’t Everything

By Billing
Many times, in an effort obtain the cheapest lease rate in a particular market shippers overlook the other railcar related factors that contribute to the bottom line. In most cases, the lease rate of a railcar is only a small factor in the overall rail shipping cost. Factors like car...
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