5 big freight rail themes in 2020

A photograph of a train driving through a desert.

To say that 2020 was a roller-coaster year might be an understatement. From COVID-19 to congestion, here are five themes that dominated the freight rail industry in 2020.

Coronavirus causes volume volatility

Perhaps the dominant theme of 2020 could be the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on rail volumes and the freight rail industry overall because the industry is still feeling the pandemic’s impact 10 months since the outbreak first began in North America.

Rail volumes crashed in April and May,

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