The official focus of CSX’s recent hearing before the Surface Transportation Board was the company’s proposed acquisition of New England short-line railroad Pan Am Railways. But the dominant issues that surfaced — among them, passenger rail versus freight rail and competitive access to new markets — impact the freight rail industry as a whole as it seeks to position itself for more robust competition with trucking.
The following six themes, which played out at the two-day hearing, reflect...
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