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Class I Employment Up

According to the figures released by the Surface Transportation Board Class I railroad employment was up 1.11 percent in April compared to April 2012, and up 0.44 percent from March 2013.

All categories gained year-over-year except Transportation (other than train and engine) which was down 0.26 percent.  The category with the largest gain was Professional and administrative, up 2.66 percent from last year.  Executives, officials, and staff assistants category was up 2.10 percent, Maintenance-of-Way and structures was up 1.04 percent, Maintenance of equipment and stores was up 0.93 percent, and Transportation (train and engine) was up 0.91 percent. Read More

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Congrats KCS for 125 Years

KCS LogoThis year Kansas City Southern is celebrating their 125th anniversary, and is being featured in the Spring 2013 Transportation & Logistics International magazine.  You can also view a digital edition of the Transportation & Logistics International Spring 2013 magazine at the following link: http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/phoenix/tli_2013spring/#/0

From everyone at DALKO Resources, congratulations Kansas City Southern Railroad for 125 years of success!

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Congrats KCS for 125 Years

KCS LogoThis year Kansas City Southern is celebrating their 125th anniversary, and is being featured in the Spring 2013 Transportation & Logistics International magazine.  You can also view a digital edition of the Transportation & Logistics International Spring 2013 magazine at the following link: http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/phoenix/tli_2013spring/#/0

From everyone at DALKO Resources, congratulations Kansas City Southern Railroad for 125 years of success!

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Freight Car Forecast

In its quarterly freight car building forecast the Economic Planning Associates, Inc. (EPA) stated that with the exception of tank cars 2013 will be a difficult year for carbuilders.  The EPA says, “Beginning in 2015, annual railcar assemblies will stay in the narrow range of 65,000-67,000 cars and platforms out to the year 2018.” Read More

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Freight Car Forecast

In its quarterly freight car building forecast the Economic Planning Associates, Inc. (EPA) stated that with the exception of tank cars 2013 will be a difficult year for carbuilders.  The EPA says, “Beginning in 2015, annual railcar assemblies will stay in the narrow range of 65,000-67,000 cars and platforms out to the year 2018.” Read More

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Class I Railroad Employment Up

Class I railroad employment was up 0.66 percent in March compared with last year according to the Surface Transportation Board.  Top categories were Maintenance-of-Way and Structures, up 1.31 percent, Transportation (train and engine), up 0.68 percent, and Professional and administrative, up 0.16 percent.  Categories that declined were Transportation (other than train and engine), down 0.66 percent, Executives, officials, and staff assistants, down 0.60 percent, and Maintenance of equipment and stores down 0.02 percent.

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Class I Railroad Employment Up

Class I railroad employment was up 0.66 percent in March compared with last year according to the Surface Transportation Board.  Top categories were Maintenance-of-Way and Structures, up 1.31 percent, Transportation (train and engine), up 0.68 percent, and Professional and administrative, up 0.16 percent.  Categories that declined were Transportation (other than train and engine), down 0.66 percent, Executives, officials, and staff assistants, down 0.60 percent, and Maintenance of equipment and stores down 0.02 percent.

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Railcar Orders Are Up

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Photo by: Sean Lamb

According to the Railway Supply Institute’s American Railway Car Institue (ARCI) Committee, railcar orders were up almost 92 percent  in first quarter 2013 from comparable deliveries in the first quarter of 2012.  However deliveries in the first quarter were down 29 percent compared to last year’s first quarter deliveries.

Tank cars accounted for 81 percent of total railcar orders in the first quarter of 2013, this is the highest number of tank car orders since the ARCI started providing data by car type in the first quarter of 2007.  The analysts from KeyBanc Capital Marketing, Steve Barge and Tejas Petal, say the increase may be reflective of both the explosive growth in shale oil production as well as the weak volume environment for other commodity types