I was at a meeting with some RR execs and a RR car leasing agent. He said tankers were a boom. They couldn’t make enough. Was he exaggerating?
I’ve heard they cannot build tanker rail cars fast enough to meet demand.
Tank car boom masks dearth of orders for other rail cars
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/mechanical/article/Tank-car-boom-masks-dearth-of-orders-for-other-rail-cars-8212-analysis-by-Toby-Kolstad—36142
Tank-car orders will jump, but demand for other car types will remain flat or decline in 2013
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/Tankcar-orders-will-jump-but-demand-for-other-car-types-will-remain-flat-or-decline-in-2013-Economic-Planning-Associates-says—36000