Along with PTC,GE Optimiser failure, and Precision so-called railroading ,the railroads are being choked to death.
Stocks are doing better,but the r.r.'s can show a reduction in officials and locomotives which looks good for the bean counters.
Precision railroading has brought attention to areas that probably needed some adjustments for years,but give a long term outlook I think the railroads have jumped in deep water before they learned to swim.
In time certain things will return just as they did up north.