Canadian National Railway Co

For CSX Corporation (CSX), Reuters-surveyed analysts estimate an operating margin of 30.5% for 4Q16, compared to an operating margin of 28.4% in 4Q15.

Canadian National recorded a 1.4% fall in total railcars in the week ended August 6, 2016, hauling ~57,000 railcars, compared to ~57,000 units one year ago.

There are 21 analysts covering CNI. Of those, only five, or 24.0%, have a “buy” rating for the stock.

Now let’s examine the free cash flow levels of Canadian Pacfic and compare it to its arch-rival Canadian National Railway (CNI).

The Association of American Railroads (or AAR) publishes North American rail freight (UNP) data every week.

Norfolk Southern (NSC), an Eastern US railroad, reported the highest intermodal revenue growth of 19% YoY among its peers in the first quarter.

Canadian Pacific (CP) registered a fall of 5.2% in total railcars in the week ended August 27, 2016.

Kansas City Southern (KSU), a US-Mexico railroad, is the smallest Class I railroad in the US.

Union Pacific (UNP) announced its third-quarter earnings results before the market opened on October 25.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe (or BNSF) owns and operates the largest rail network in North America through its wholly owned subsidiary, BNSF Railway Company.

KSU’s trailer volumes fell 9.5% in week 23, whereas container traffic contracted by 2.4% in the same week.

Kansas City Southern reported a YoY (year-over-year) 4.4% rise in railcars in the week ended July 15, 2017.

In Week 41, Kansas City Southern (KSU) posted a 2.4% YoY (year-over-year) decline in carload traffic.

Canadian Pacific’s intermodal volumes Although Canadian Pacific’s (CP) intermodal volumes have been marching forward for the past few quarters, for the week ended January 21, 2017, CP reported a fall of 2.5% in overall intermodal traffic. Intermodal data indicates that the fall was due to a drop in its international intermodal business, where volumes fell […]

In the week ended May 7, 2016, total US railcars went down by ~233,000, a double-digit fall of 15%.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has been investors’ industry favorite since the beginning of 2019. The stock has risen 21.3% YTD.

Free cash flow (or FCF) is an important metric in the railroad (FXR) industry.

In the 44th week of 2017, total rail freight traffic in the United States recorded a ~0.9% fall. Overall volumes, including intermodal, decreased to ~539,000 units.

Kansas City Southern (KSU), the smallest Class I railroad, reported a marginal volume gain in the week ended August 26, 2017.

Kansas City Southern hauled ~26,000 railcars in the same week compared with close to 25,000 units in the week ended August 20, 2016.

Kansas City Southern (KSU), the smallest Class I railroad in the US, also operates in Mexico.

In the week ended July 8, 2017, Kansas City Southern (KSU) reported a marginal loss in its total intermodal volumes (containers and trailers).

Kansas City Southern’s (KSU) total intermodal traffic in terms of containers and trailers rose 10.6% in the week ended June 24, 2017.

In week 24 of 2017, Kansas City Southern (KSU) saw its overall intermodal volumes rise 10.6%, unlike in the previous two weeks.

Canadian National Railway moved more than 50,100 containers in the 19th week of 2017, compared to the nearly 40,900 containers it moved in the corresponding week of 2016.

In the week ended May 6, 2017, Kansas City Southern reported a year-over-year fall of 9.1% in its overall intermodal traffic.

Canadian National Railway moved more than 48,400 containers in the 18th week of 2017, compared with nearly 42,300 containers in the corresponding week of 2016.

Kansas City Southern’s intermodal traffic In the past few weeks, Kansas City Southern (Kansas City Southern), the smallest Class I railroad company in the United States, has seen its intermodal traffic slow. In the week ended April 29, 2017, Kansas City Southern reported a YoY (year-over-year) fall of 6.1% in its overall intermodal traffic. Kansas City […]

Canadian National Railway’s intermodal volumes In the 17th week of 2017, Canadian National Railway’s (CNI) overall intermodal volumes rose 9.4%. There was no trailer movement in the week. The company moved more than 47,000 containers in the 17th week of 2017, compared with more than 43,000 containers in the corresponding week of 2016. The rise […]

In the past few weeks, Kansas City Southern (KSU), the smallest Class I railroad company in the United States, has seen its intermodal traffic slow.

The fleet of railroads includes railcars and locomotives. In this part, we’ll compare the average locomotive fleet age of US Class I railroads.

A Class I railroad in the US, or a Class I railway in Canada, is one of the largest freight railroads based on operating revenue. US Class I Railroads are line haul freight railroads with 2014 operating revenues of ~$475.75 million.

Norfolk Southern Corporation operates ~20,000 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia. The company mainly transports coal and general merchandise.