Study Group: Railcar Market Experts (EU)(?)
Council Members in this Study Group: 69
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Owner
High Energy Services
Thomas Shewski is the Owner of High Energy Services, a firm providing fuel, transportation, emissions, and power plant services to existing and proposed generating plants. Mr. Shewski is currently involved in buying fuel, transportation, and emissions allowances for several generating units across the...
Larry ShughartVice President of Business Development
Innovative Scheduling
Larry Shughart is Vice President of Business Development at Innovative Scheduling, a firm providing consulting services in the logistics sector. Mr. Shughart is responsible for conducting economic analysis, managing network operations, coordinating engineering activities, and developing strategic plans....
Toby KolstadPresident
Rail Theory Forecasts
Toby Kolstad is President of Rail Theory Forecasts, a firm providing consulting and forecasting services in North American rail freight traffic and railcar demand. Mr. Kolstad has more than 35 years of experience in the railroad industry. He also has experience in managing railroad operations. Prior,...
President
RailSolutions, Inc.
James Husband is President of RailSolutions, a railroad equipment consulting firm that provides a broad variety of technical and advisory services to financial institutions, railroads, shippers and fleet operators. Its services include railroad equipment valuations and appraisals, railcar and locomotive...
Scott WittState Rail and Marine Director
Washington State Department of Transportation
Scott Witt is the State Rail and Marine Director for the Washington State Department of Transportation. Mr. Witt is responsible for directing freight and passenger operations and developing rail and marine strategies and policies for the State. He has more than 30 years of experience in managing transportation...
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| Intermodal Logistics Experts | 97 |
| Rail Maintenance Service Experts | 30 |
GLG NewsSMAnalyses by this Study Group's Experts(?)
On June 30, 2008, the STB ruled that CSX was charging excessively high rates to Dupont for several movements of chemical products and ordered the railroad to reduce them and pay reparations to Dupont . Several weeks ago, the STB ruled that UP had overcharged a Kansas Utility and ordered them to reduce...
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported that the Midwest Floods “continued to negatively impact rail freight traffic” during last week, a statement easily verified by a quick check of the weekly carloads of the UP RR which showed at 10% drop in carload for the week ending June 21. However,...
The input costs for utilities to generate electricity are up. These costs include coal, transportation, natural gas, and power purchases. There are no guarantees, however, that a regulated utility may pass along these costs as discussed in the commentary section.
Wind power qualifies for production tax credits. These production tax credits are set to expire on December 31, 2008 without renewal by Congress and the President.
Bituminous coal prices have soared over 100% in the last year. This is obviously bad news to electric consumers dependent upon utilities with a large exposure to coal-fired generation. The run-up in coal prices could be a benefit to some utilities.
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- Principal
- Consultant
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- Account Manager
- Director
- Rail Operations
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