News & Reviews News Wire Carload Considerations: What a new administration might mean for railroads in 2025

Carload Considerations: What a new administration might mean for railroads in 2025

By | November 22, 2024

Plans for tariffs, energy regulations, and domestic manufacturing investment could impact industry

Union Pacific EMD SD70M No. 4271 approaches Echo Canyon near Echo, Utah, in the last of the evening light. What will a new administration mean for carload freight? Chase Gunnoe

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