Railroads Lean Into Technology and Growth
About this episode
The episode discusses how freight railroads are leveraging technology and investment to enhance their competitive edge in North American supply chains.
Freight railroads are using technology, service improvements and private investment to strengthen their competitive position in North American supply chains. In this Talking Transports podcast, Association of American Railroads President and CEO Ian Jefferies joins Bloomberg Intelligence’s senior transportation and logistics analyst Lee Klaskow to discuss how AI, predictive maintenance and automated inspection technologies are helping railroads achieve record safety levels while improving network efficiency. Jefferies explains why intermodal traffic is benefiting from tighter trucking capacity and how railroads are gaining share through improved service and lower transportation costs. He also discusses cross-border trade, regulatory modernization, autonomous rail operations and why rail remains well positioned to support future growth in manufacturing, chemicals, automotive production and housing-related demand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Lee Klaskow
Guest: Ian Jefferies
Topics covered
- freight railroads
- technology in transportation
- supply chain
- intermodal traffic
- regulatory modernization
- autonomous rail operations
- network efficiency
Keywords
- AI
- predictive maintenance
- automated inspection
- safety levels
- transportation costs
- cross-border trade
- manufacturing growth
- automotive production
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Association of American Railroads, Bloomberg Intelligence
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