2024 – Where We’ve Been & Where We’re Headed with Don Walsh

Welcome to the American Railroading Podcast! In this our first episode of Season 2, our host Don Walsh, is in fact our guest on this episode as President & CEO of consulting and brokering firm, The Revolution Rail Group based in Conroe, TX. Producer John joins Don on this episode, and together they do a brief review of each podcast episode from Season 1 along with their thoughts and audience feedback, after which Producer John then interviews Don and they discuss Don’s background in the industry, his thoughts on where the industry is headed in 2024, some hints on where the podcast is headed in Season 2, and Don shares some stories from his time in the field. Tune in to this first episode of Season 2 now to gain valuable insights and broaden your understanding of American Railroading. You can find the episode on the American Railroading Podcast's official website at www.AmericanRailroading.net . Welcome aboard!KEY POINTS: The American Railroading Podcast remains in the Top 10%!There are Platinum, Gold, and Silver Sponsorships available for the podcast.Wendy Buckley, President & CEO of STARS Hazmat Consulting, the first guest of the podcast, has agreed to be a guest for the 1-year anniversary.With a failure rate of .001%, the railroad industry is far safer than they’re often given credit for.Over 74,000 first responders have received FREE emergency Hazmat training by MxV Rail alone via a grant/scholarship since 1985 via their SERTC program.The railroad industry employs over 700,000 people and is a major contributor to the U.S. economy.U.S. Armed Forces veterans are estimated to outnumber non-veterans in the railroad industry by a 2 to 1 margin.The high interest rates and high cost of manufacturing, along with longer lease term requirements are impacting the railcar leasing industry.Our industry’s HM-216b tank car certified shop network simply doesn’t have the capacity to handle the amount of tank cars due for requalification in 2024 and 2025 without improved efficiencies and car owners planning far in advance.One of the new upcoming series on the podcast in Season 2 will be “Tech Talk”.LINKS MENTIONED: https://www.americanrailroading.net/ https://therevolutionrailgroup.com/ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dwalshX