newsworthy Activist hedge fund investor takes 12.2-percent stake in Canadian Pacific October 31, 2011 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Move could help shore up confidence in CP's prospects and boost share price, analyst says.Read More
newsworthy Carriers' outlook positive despite economic uncertainties October 27, 2011 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Gloom over macro environment at odds with relatively sanguine outlook for transportation markets.Read More
newsworthy Dow transport index plunges 7.3% in market sell-off August 8, 2011 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Index down more than 22% in one month.Read More
transportation report Rails try new route to intermodal growth July 4, 2011 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Intermodal's future may lie not with what comes off the boats, but what comes off the roads.Read More
newsworthy Western rails get ready to redraw intermodal map June 7, 2011 Mark B. Solomon No Comments UP, BNSF target millions of truckloads for conversion to rail.Read More
inbound Happy birthday, Golden Spike! May 10, 2011 DC Velocity Staff No Comments May 10 marks the 142nd anniversary of the driving of the "Golden Spike" that joined two rail lines into a trans-continental railroad.Read More
newsworthy Railroads boost capital spending February 25, 2011 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Expenditures by biggest U.S. and Canadian railroads in 2011 could hit all-time industry high.Read More
newsworthy Averitt Express launches intermodal service April 30, 2010 Mark B. Solomon No Comments LTL carrier will partner with five major U.S. railroads to provide service throughout country. Read More
newsworthy UP posts record Q1 results April 23, 2010 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Railroad's profits jump 43 percent as volumes grow for first time in two years.Read More
newsworthy Intermodal rates seen firming in wake of new UP–CSX service offering February 26, 2010 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Analysts say new venture is part of intermodal re-pricing trend that will likely keep rates firm for several years.Read More