American Railroading Podcast

• Tank Car Regulations, Rulings & Their Impact with Tom DeLafosse – SVP of QA & Regulatory for Salco

  Welcome to the American Railroading Podcast! In this episode our host Don Walsh is joined by guest Tom DeLafosse, SVP of Quality and Regulatory Compliance for Salco Products. Together they do a deep dive into tank car regulations, rulings and pending rulings such as HM-216b, HM-265 and HM-264, including the history of the industry before these regulations and rulings, the reasoning behind the creation of them, and their current as well as potential future impact on car owners, repair shops and shippers. They also take a brief moment to discuss the history of Salco Products and A. Stucki. Tune in to this episode to gain valuable insights and broaden your understanding of American Railroading! You can find this episode and more on the American Railroading Podcast's official website at www.AmericanRailroading.net , and watch our YouTube Channel at the link below. Welcome aboard!KEY POINTS: The American Railroading Podcast remains in the Top 10% of all podcasts globally, now downloaded in 53 countries around the world!The podcast has experienced incredible growth in the last month, including a 300% increase in audio and video downloads!Tom has 50 years of experience in the railcar industry in quality assurance, design, repair and inspection of railroad tank cars.Don trained under Tom for his Level II NDT certifications in 1998, shortly after he entered the industry.Today there are approximately 2 million registered railcars in the U.S. national fleet, of which 22% (or 440,000) are tank cars, all of which require HM-216b qualification at regular intervals.Tom and Don discuss the challenges tank car certified repair shops face today, and some of the potential causes for lengthy shop cycle times.Tom gives his very detailed thoughts on the pending ruling HM-265, as well as his opinion of the potential pros and cons.Don provides a final update from PHMSA on HM-264.Please submit your favorite veteran of our U.S. Armed Forces currently in or retired from the rail industry for our 3rd Annual – American Railroading Podcast - Honor our Heroes Award, sponsored by our friends at Boots for Troops in Tomball, TX. by 09/12/25. Details given in the episode.If you like what we do, please leave us a 5-Star Review!LINKS MENTIONED: https://www.americanrailroading.nethttps://www.therevolutionrailgroup.com https://www.youtube.com/@americanrailroadingpodcast https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dwalshX https://www.enviroserve.com https://www.salcoproducts.comhttps://www.stucki.com

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• The State of the New Tank Car Market w/ Kate Suprenuk – President of Leasing & Manufacturing – UTLX & Procor

  Welcome to the American Railroading Podcast! In this episode our host Don Walsh is joined by guest Kate Suprenuk, President of Leasing & Manufacturing at Union Tank Car (UTLX) & Procor. Together they discuss the current state of the new tank car market, the tank car leasing market, and they touch on the history of Union Tank Car Company, formed in 1891 by Standard Oil Company founded by John D. Rockefeller. Tune in to this episode to gain valuable insights and broaden your understanding of American Railroading! You can find this episode and more on the American Railroading Podcast's official website at www.AmericanRailroading.net , and watch our YouTube Channel at the link below. Welcome aboard!KEY POINTS: The American Railroading Podcast remains in the Top 10% of all podcasts globally, now downloaded in 52 countries around the world!The podcast has experienced incredible growth in the last year, including a 137% increase in video views on our YouTube channel!In 1891 the Union Tank Car Company (originally named the Union Tank Line) is formed by Standard Oil Company, to operate their tank car fleet.Tank cars have evolved greatly over the years from the first generation created in 1865, which was comprised of a flat car with two wooden barrels.Of the many factors affecting the new tank car market, interest rates are a major factor.The parent company of UTLX and Procor, Marmon Holdings, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway Company, is comprised of 11 industry groups and over 30,000 team members, 6,000 of whom are in the rail industry.The Marmon Motor Company won the inaugural Indy 500 in 1911 with the Marmon Wasp.You can now submit your nomination for our 3rd Annual – American Railroading Podcast - Honor our Heroes Award, sponsored by our friends at Boots for Troops in Tomball, TX. Details given in the episode.If you like what we do, please leave us a 5-Star Review!LINKS MENTIONED: https://www.americanrailroading.nethttps://www.therevolutionrailgroup.com https://www.youtube.com/@americanrailroadingpodcast https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dwalshX https://www.enviroserve.com https://www.utlx.com https://www.procor.comhttps://www.marmon.com

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• Tech Talk – Advances in Safety Using Ai Railcar Inspections with Jeff Necciai CTO of DuosTech

  Welcome to the American Railroading Podcast! In this episode our host Don Walsh is joined by guest Jeff Necciai, Chief Technology Officer of Duos Technologies, Inc. Together they discuss the importance of timely and accurate railcar inspections, how far railcar inspection technology has come over the last 25 to 30 years, how important railcar inspections are to safety, the role Ai is playing in the advancement of railcar inspection technology, and its ability to promptly communicate its findings. Tune in to this episode to gain valuable insights and broaden your understanding of American Railroading! You can find this episode and more on the American Railroading Podcast's official website at www.AmericanRailroading.net , and watch our YouTube Channel at the link below. Welcome aboard!KEY POINTS: The American Railroading Podcast remains in the Top 10% of all podcasts globally!When Don began inspecting railcars, paper and pencil were the standard inspection method of the day.Don was involved in early Beta testing of the first cradle to grave, real-time system for railcar repair facilities. Jeff is listed on several technology-based patents and has contributed to articles for publications such as American Shipper, World Cargo News and the Journal of Commerce.Duos Technologies was founded 25 years ago, with its initial foray into the railroad industry involving surveillance technology. Using Ai technology, the Duos Technologies - Railcar Inspection Portal can inspect railcars at operating speeds from 3 MPH to 125 MPH.The Duos RIP system can report findings within 60 seconds.Don states during his closing “My Two Cents” segment in part that improving railcar safety (via timely and accurate inspections) also improves security, asset downtime and overall costs.If you like what we do, please leave us a 5-Star Review!LINKS MENTIONED: https://www.americanrailroading.nethttps://www.therevolutionrailgroup.com https://www.youtube.com/@americanrailroadingpodcast https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dwalshX https://www.enviroserve.com https://www.duostechnologies.com

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• Supply Chain – The Effects of Trade Wars & Tariffs with Denson White of APM Terminals

  Welcome to the American Railroading Podcast! In this episode our host Don Walsh is joined by guest Denson White, Chief Commercial Officer of APM Terminals, Pier 400 in the Port of Los Angeles / Long Beach, CA. Together they discuss the current state of the U.S. supply chain, the effect that trade wars and tariffs can have on it, as well as how lessons learned during Covid will help those in supply chain today, and the surprising year-to-date stats of U.S. carload and intermodal traffic. Tune in to this episode to gain valuable insights and broaden your understanding of American Railroading! You can find this episode and more on the American Railroading Podcast's official website at www.AmericanRailroading.net , and watch our YouTube Channel at the link below. Welcome aboard!KEY POINTS: Don Walsh dedicates this episode to the loving memory of his niece, Dr. JaeLynn Bobbie Stewart. Love you J.B. This is Denson’s 2nd appearance on the podcast. The first being Season 1, Episode 5 titled “Supply Chain – The Relationship Between Ports & Rail”. Be sure to go back and give it a listen.In 2024, APM Terminals completed a $73M rail expansion project at Pier 400 in the Port of Los Angeles, CA., which is projected to eliminate 1,200 truck trips per day by 2040.While intermodal railcars make up only 4% of the U.S. national fleet, 48% of all U.S. rail traffic is generally intermodal rail shipments.Intermodal freight transport is defined as involving the transportation of freight in an intermodal container, using multiple modes of transportation (i.e. ship, rail, truck and aircraft) , without any physical handling of the freight inside the container when changing modes.As discussed in Episode 3 of Season 3, the Government is the 800lb gorilla in the room, as they are always tinkering with things like regulations, taxes, interest rates and tariffs.Denson provides an insider’s viewpoint on how the current tariffs and pending trade war with China are already effecting U.S. ports and the overall supply chain.Don gives an update on PHMSA’s pending rulings HM264b and HM265 at the end of the episode after “”My 2 Cents”, so please stay tuned until the very end.The American Railroading Podcast remains in the Top 10% of all podcasts worldwide! Tune in to hear and see why!If you like what we do, please leave us a 5-Star Review!LINKS MENTIONED: https://www.americanrailroading.nethttps://www.therevolutionrailgroup.com https://www.youtube.com/@americanrailroadingpodcast https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dwalshX https://www.enviroserve.com https://www.APMTerminals.com https://www.UP.comhttps://www.AAR.orghttps://www.Trains.com

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• The State of our Economy & Proposed Tariffs with Economic Analyst – Tom Landstreet

  Welcome to the American Railroading Podcast! In this our 2nd Anniversary episode our host Don Walsh is joined by guest Tom Landstreet, Co-Founder of Trusco Investment Management. Together they discuss the current state of the U.S. economy post-Presidential election, and they do a deep dive into not only where our economy is today, but how we got here, how tariffs and other proposed methods or solutions may potentially help or contribute to inflation, and what this all can mean for the rail industry. Tune in to this episode to gain valuable insights and broaden your understanding of American Railroading! You can find this episode and more on the American Railroading Podcast's official website at www.AmericanRailroading.net , and watch our YouTube Channel at the link below. Welcome aboard!KEY POINTS: The American Railroading Podcast remains in the Top 10% of all podcasts globally!Mr. Landstreet is also Founder and CEO of N3L Partners, a strategic investment partnership that specializes in analyzing government policies, betting both with and against government, in a classic long/short structure, investing where policy meets price.You must have a good sense of humor to be able to handle the ups and downs of the U.S. economy and continual government policy changes.Dr. Arthur Laffer’s 4 Grand Kingdom’s of Marco Economics are Monetary, Fiscal, Trade and Regulatory.The definition of inflation is too much money chasing too few goods.Our national debt is at $36 trillion dollars, and the interest on the debt is $1.5 trillion dollars, or $2.3 billion dollars per day.President Trump’s proposed plan to improve the economy and reduce inflation is said to be like spokes on a wheel including reducing the cost of energy by increasing production, reducing government spending, reducing regulations and restrictions, and bringing manufacturing back to the U.S.Increasing the onshoring of manufacturing in the U.S. can be very beneficial to the U.S. economy and markets.LNG has been a strong U.S. market, and with the President’s removal of the ban on LNG exports and the pending ruling decision of PHMSA’s HM-264B by June 30, 2025 which could result in potentially allowing the shipping of LNG in rail tank cars, LNG could be a growing market for the U.S. economy and for the railroad industry.If you like what we do, please leave us a 5-Star Review!LINKS MENTIONED: https://www.americanrailroading.nethttps://www.therevolutionrailgroup.com https://www.youtube.com/@americanrailroadingpodcast https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dwalshX https://www.aldonco.comhttps://www.enviroserve.com https://www.truscomgmt.com

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