About RailTrends

RailTrends is supported by two rail industry thought leaders; Progressive Railroading magazine and Senior Transportation Analyst Tony Hatch. The Information Leader for the Railroad Industry - Progressive Railroading is aimed at industry executives and managers from a cross section of disciplines including railroads, rail transit systems, private car lines, car and locomotive builders, repair shops and shippers. Reporting covers critical industry areas: freight, transit, mechanical, engineering, communications & signaling, finance, labor and technology.

Anthony B. Hatch
Independent Transportation
Analyst and Consultant

RailTrends Program Consultant: Tony Hatch

Tony Hatch has been a senior transportation analyst on Wall Street for over twenty years, starting at Salomon Brothers; proceeding to Argus, PaineWebber, and most recently at NatWest Markets (USA) prior to becoming an independent analyst/consultant. Mr. Hatch's coverage has been focused on the freight transportation segment, particularly surface transportation. The core of this coverage has been the large cap railroads, with sub sector coverage of trucking, air freight and express, maritime, transportation suppliers, leasing companies, logistics companies and freight forwarders. Mr. Hatch is known for his knowledge of the intermodal arena, where the various modes of freight transport converge, on which he has held a dozen specialized conferences.

Mr. Hatch believes the future direction of surface transportation depends on a combination of the outsourcing/logistics movement and further intermodal development. He also believes that investors, sidetracked by historic valuations, do not fully appreciate the emergence of the "railroad renaissance", a phrase he coined when analyzing the promise of the pre-consolidation period. It is his thesis that in the new millennium, railroads will operate more efficiently, produce consistently high returns and regain customer confidence and market share.

Since the closing of NatWest, Mr. Hatch has been active as an independent analyst and consultant, doing work for several major railroads such as CSX, Union Pacific, BNSF, Kansas City Southern, Canadian National and many other companies. In addition, he plays an active role in the development and recruitment of speakers for RailTrends; a two-day summit sponsored by Progressive Railroading magazine that focuses on trends in the railway industry.

Progressive Railroading

The information leader for the Railroad Industry

This monthly magazine is read by 25,000 international rail and transit decsion makers. Progressive Railroading is aimed at industry executives and managers from a cross section of disciplines including railroads, rail transit systems, private car lines, car and locomotive builders, repair shops and shippers. Reporting covers critical industry areas: freight, transit, mechanical, engineering, communications & signaling, finance, labor and technology.