Freight railroad trends and themes with Ian Jefferies, Association of American Railroads
In this podcast, LM Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviews Ian Jefferies, President and CEO of the Association of American Railroads.
Recording Date/Time
Friday, December 8, 2023 10:12AM
Podcast Duraton
00:32:52 hrs/min/sec
Topics covered in this podcast included: the current state of rail carload and intermodal volumes; railroad service and the impact of Precision Scheduled Railroading; the labor outlook following 2022 contract negotiations; railroad safety; and regulatory issues, among others.
Ian Jefferies started in his role leading the AAR in January 2019 and prior to that he served as the senior vice president of AAR’s government affairs, overseeing the development, promotion, and implementation of legislative priorities for the AAR. And before joining the AAR, Jefferies served as a senior policy advisor to the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, from 2009-2013.
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