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Providence & Worcester Railroad Co. (PWX)

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  • Proof of an Economic Train Wreck? [View article]
    On Dec 14 07:42 AM phoneranger wrote: > railfax has data back to 1985 that may well be but your comment related to charts, ("better... More »
    Comment by Wildebeest
    Dec 14 09:08 am |
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  • Proof of an Economic Train Wreck? [View article]
    railfax has data back to 1985 On Dec 13 02:46 PM Wildebeest wrote: > @phoneranger > > yes and no. Their 13 week rolling averages... More »
    Comment by phoneranger
    Dec 14 07:42 am |
    Rating: +2 0
  • Proof of an Economic Train Wreck? [View article]
    Corroborating this data is the BDI, Baltic Dry Index, which tracks world ocean shipping. It shows a renewed downturn off of a weak... More »
    Comment by Donald Ingram
    Dec 13 21:39 pm |
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  • Proof of an Economic Train Wreck? [View article]
    @phoneranger yes and no. Their 13 week rolling averages only cover the last 2 years, so we miss the last "good" year, 2007, which I why... More »
    Comment by Wildebeest
    Dec 13 14:46 pm |
    Rating: +7 0
  • Proof of an Economic Train Wreck? [View article]
    As you can see, asides from 2008 most of the upturn is normal seasonality. I hope people aren't fooled by pundits trying to claim Q4... More »
    Comment by Moon Kil Woong
    Dec 13 13:41 pm |
    Rating: +3 0
  • Proof of an Economic Train Wreck? [View article]
    I would like to see chart for 2008 and 2009 as ratio compared to 2007 (kind of a seasonal adjustment).
    Comment by algo41
    Dec 13 13:36 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Proof of an Economic Train Wreck? [View article]
    Tyler Durden's post over at Zero Hedge about the massive fleet of cargo ships floating aimlessly outside ports waiting for work shows a... More »
    Comment by JeffDB
    Dec 13 12:27 pm |
    Rating: +5 0
  • Proof of an Economic Train Wreck? [View article]
    i have been saying it all along.rail freight traffic is the key to all.you can ignore all the charts & graphs. other than food,fruit... More »
    Comment by notsosmart
    Dec 13 12:12 pm |
    Rating: +3 0
  • Proof of an Economic Train Wreck? [View article]
    better charts at railfax.transmatch.com
    Comment by phoneranger
    Dec 13 10:10 am |
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  • Proof of an Economic Train Wreck? [View article]
    I think that chart would apply to all the stocks in my portfolio, and I don't have any railroad stocks in it. I assume all stocks took... More »
    Comment by a. palmer jr.
    Dec 13 09:06 am |
    Rating: +3 0
  • Proof of an Economic Train Wreck? [View article]
    Great charts. Thanks for the post.
    Comment by Kevin Hollins
    Dec 13 08:37 am |
    Rating: +4 0
  • Railroad Stocks Right on Track [View article]
    I also left out ethanol (which is providing them with a lot of income) and several other items. BNI hauls just about everything. I just... More »
    Comment by Stockerblog
    Feb 14 10:55 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Railroad Stocks Right on Track [View article]
    Why did you leave out coal for BNI? Check Powder River Basin and look at the # of carloads for 2005. Coal hauled east and south, nothing... More »
    Comment by Saul Sterman
    Feb 13 12:02 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Lots of Value Riding the Railroad [View article]
    These look like value traps to me. Don't get railroaded into losing equity. If there's a turnaround, you can still participate, but... More »
    Comment by NO DooDahs
    Aug 9 06:28 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Lots of Value Riding the Railroad [View article]
    I don't know the freight business well, so bear with me: what's to keep UNP from, well, sucking less and bringing up their margins? ... More »
    Comment by WC Whiner
    Aug 8 23:07 pm |
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