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Opinion: Rail Wants Credit for Fighting Inflation That Comes With Responsibilities

If freight rail is going to market itself as an inflation buffer, should it accept a social obligation around how it uses its pricing power?

Published February 24, 2026 in The FreightFA Brief, FreightFA's freight market newsletter.

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