The Pacific Podcast

Roger Nober is the Director of the Regulatory Studies Center and a Professor of Practice at the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Prior to that, he was the EVP and Chief Legal Officer at BNSF. Roger was also the Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board from 2002 to 2006…

Paul Tonsager is a former executive with Maersk, Patriot Rail, and CN. Paul returned to the show to discuss all the changes happening in the world of maritime trade.

Tim Luchini is the Co-Founder and CEO of Intramotev. Prior to Intramotev, Tim worked as an Engineering Manager at Boeing. He also teaches at Washington University as an Adjunct Professor in the Engineering School and holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering.

Mark Cane is the author of Against All Odds, a 3-volume series of the history of intermodal at Burlington Northern. Mark was an early member of the founding Intermodal Business Unit (IBU) team at BN and eventually its VP.

Against All Odds (Amazon.com)

Paul Duncan is the former EVP and COO of Norfolk Southern. Prior to that he spent 19 years with BNSF in a number of roles touching Service Design, Transportation Operations, and Intermodal Operations.

My guest this week is Joe Gioe, the CEO of the Indiana Railroad. Joe is a long-time veteran of the industry having worked as a Conductor at BNSF up to the VP of Transportation at NS before taking his role with the INRD. We touched on the following topics:

* Coming up through the ranks at BNSF

* How the rail industry has changed over the past two decades

* Buil…

This week I talked with STB Chairman Patrick Fuchs. Patrick has spent 15 years working in transportation policy, including such hallmarks as working on the 2015 FAST Act and the past 6 years at the STB.

Some of the topics we touched on:

* The challenge in writing good policy or regulation.

* The breadth and depth of review the STB has to give the cases on its…

On this episode, I talked with Blake DeNoyer, the Rail Advisor Group Leader at Lockton. If you don’t know Blake yet, you should. Blake is plugged into everything that’s happening in the industry and is a valuable resource for those looking to understand the risk and insurance aspect of railroading. He also hosts the popular networking luncheons that …