Jim Blaze - Railroad Economist

Jim’s commentaries for industry publications

At the price of building more than 20 Panama Canal cost projects, what might due diligence suggest about India’s $124 billion railway strategic plan?

IMPORTANT WEB SITE for timely access to Hazardous Materials Railway regulations. // My recommendation is this STARS site

Management advise of the day. From Warren Buffet. // BNSF’s owner

Mongolia back to 2006… That was the first time it sought a rail loan from China. A decade later it repeats it seeks$1.3 Billion from China to Complete long delayed Gobi Coal Railway

Roads are gradually eroding rail freight dreams as China builds out the initial modern highway sections of its New Silk Corridor initiative.

Norwegian open access freight carrier “closes shop”. Background. Search for reasons.

Competition. Gaining competitive advantages as the new player.

Another story of how during good times so little due diligence is done on projects

The Big Short. Next movie version may cover Africa as a series of bad bond deals might unravel // Get a second opinion