CEO PERSPECTIVES
CEO PERSPECTIVES
North America’s freight rail industry is sharply focused on the future as the 21st century enters its third decade. For this special report, the industry’s thought leaders, the chief executives of leading North American railroad companies, have crafted exclusive, insightful essays for Railway Age on growing and sustaining our vibrant industry, which has helped shape our society and is the backbone of transportation. Each has provided an answer to the single-most critical question facing the industry: What must North America’s railroads do to grow and gain market share from competing freight transportation modes?
12 Katie Farmer, BNSF 14 Keith Creel, Canadian Pacific 16 JJ Ruest, CN 18 Jim Foote, CSX 20 Pat Ottensmeyer, Kansas City Southern 22 Alan Shaw, Norfolk Southern 24 Lance Fritz, Union Pacific 26 Peter Gilbertson, Anacostia Rail Holdings 28 Dan Smith, Watco 30 Ian Jefferies, Association of American Railroads
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32 Chuck Baker, American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association
10 Railway Age // March 2022
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