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We were talking about Framingham Union Station and the 126/135 grade crossing clustermess. What is acceptable for a one-a-day not at rush hour Lake Shore Ltd won't fly in the future. (1:25PM westbound, 7:58PM eastbound) Heck, upgrading Framingham Station really won't make any difference as far as t...

Maybe, but the billions in your comparison with 100s of millions doesn't pertain to Framingham, that would only apply Worcester & west.

When looking at Framingham's challenges and opportunities, including within the context of bigger, long-term issues and facing backwards to peer into the future, focus and change will involve reducing freight's impact amid growing passenger rail and redevelopment, including in their street v. rail t...

Thank you and allow me to return your kind generosity, Mr. Norman. With that being said, I'll reiterate that throughout the saga, including within the first paragraphs of this next chapter in which the Class 1 flock very much needs to sustainably grow volume under the watchfulness of the clear-eyed ...

Coal is not dead, but is less relevant than a decade ago. In 2013 it generated 24% of revenue on 18% of unit volume whereas first 9 mos. 2023 17% of revenue on 12% of unit volume, undoubtedly with even greater impact in diminished contribution to the bottom line. First 9 months 2023, merchandise tra...

Mr. Norman, my thinking given CSX's elemental network dominance in the Florida market is that CSX can' t and NS won't independently pursue FEC as has been the case over time. To the point of South Florida's ports in the light of an NS move to acquire FEC, I don't see that as the non-starter given th...

Throughout the entire story preceding, during, and after the chapters covered by The Men Who Loved Trains , including this thread, runs the essential railroad characteristic of networks not just competing, but also cooperating amongst themselves within a challenging industry landscape to reverse lon...

And, 5 hazmat cars per train limit like for propane, loaded or residual.

I think it's a question of slotting presumably worked out in the negotiations in reaching the trackage rights deal. My quick and dirty take, all things considered, is that in expanded slots the eastbound will likely be fleeted with I022 and westbound with I017 (and M205 only on the B&A as far we...

LOL, Mr. Norman, you know those "darned cats". While Atlanta would be an attractive long haul into a large market, because there's no competitive advantage for Port Saint John (at all), there's no demand for CP or CSX. Nothing to rub up against.

A bit too much competition vs. cooperation in the dynamic between the two within the derived demand of Port Saint John's interests, but perhaps represented among a wider entourage, including inviting CN, spearheaded by the port itself from my experience, Mr. Norman, might be more appropriate. No mor...

Despite the mid/longer-term lack of overhead clearance and higher speeds, as well as likely shorter-term labor issues, I can see CSX relatively soon at least offering service for Port Saint John traffic single stack in mixed carload trains at least as far as Worcester via Keag to/from new places in ...

Mr. Boychuk's replacement is 2019-retired CN EVP and COO Mike Cory. Fair Use from Railway Age: https://www.railwayage.com/news/cory-named-csx-evp-and-coo/ “Mike Cory is one of the rail industry’s leading operations executives, respected for his wealth of operations knowledge and his success as a lea...

CSX is getting ready to execute a phase 2 4-track expansion of the Westborough transload facility.

From the dominant Class 1 segment of the North American freight rail industry where the structure requires cooperation amongst competition, boiled down sure looks like NS' PAS lawsuit is about trying to send a bigger message or cause action, or, leverage an element inside the acquisition deal within...