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News & insights from Rail-Industrial Partners.

Perspectives on freight rail markets, shortline strategy, and the infrastructure we help build.

Perspectives

How we see the rail and industrial landscape.

Market Strategy

Why shortline rail is one of the most resilient asset classes in transportation.

Regional railroads hold irreplaceable rights-of-way and carry essential freight through every cycle.

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Industrial Real Estate

Rail-served sites are commanding a premium as supply chains reshore.

Direct rail access has become a decisive advantage for manufacturers and distributors.

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Asset Transformation

Breathing new life into under-utilized rail infrastructure.

Patient capital and operating expertise convert dormant assets into thriving engines.

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Integrated Services

The compounding value of connecting rail, transload, and storage.

Co-located services create advantages standalone facilities cannot match.

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Research & Whitepapers

Freight Rail StrategyOctober 2026

Capturing the Merchandise Carload Market, Part 2

Who captures the value as merchandise carload returns to rail — and why the ends of the network decide it.

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The Interchange

Latest issueOctober 19, 2026

Week of October 19, 2026

U.S. rail traffic rose 8.5% as intermodal carried the week. This issue covers Class I earnings and fuel-surcharge margins, steel output, $2.3 billion in CRISI grants, and Pinsly's Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern acquisition.

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