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Rail gets high-tech upgrade moving into 2024

30 January 2024

Rail is often characterized as one of the more “old school” transportation options, but recent developments in the space have challenged that narrative. Railroad giant CSX, for example, is dedicated to investing both financial and human capital into a myriad of emerging technologies.

“Over the past year, we continued a multi-year modernization plan for our ShipCSX customer service platform, adding new tools and functions,” according to Kevin Boone, CSX Executive Vice President and Chief...

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Daily Infographic: America’s freight railroads

30 October 2023

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FreightWaves Classics: Fallen Flags – Chicago & North Western Railway

23 June 2021

There are many people interested in former transportation companies, whether they were trucking companies, railroads, airlines or ocean lines. The former companies are called “fallen flags.” The term describes those companies whose corporate names have been dissolved through merger, bankruptcy or liquidation.

This FreightWaves Classics article provides an overview of the Chicago and North Western Railway (reporting mark CNW), a Class I railroad in the Midwest. At its peak the “North Western”...

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