At shippers’ conference, some pointed words on dealing with railroads

At shippers’ conference, some pointed words on dealing with railroads

Several carloads of John Deere tractors are just behind the power on a Chicago-bound Union Pacific train, meeting a Metra UP West line train at La Fox, Ill., on May 31, 2025. Only a small part of John Deere business moves by rail. David Lassen LAKE GENEVA, Wis. — If Class I railroads truly want to grow carload traffic — well, they have a lot of work to do to improve their service. That was the loud-and-clear message from two presentations Wednes…