Publications

November 1988 (Revised January 1992)
Teaching Note

Union Tank Car Co., Teaching Note

By: W. Carl Kester

Keywords: Rail Industry

February 1980 (Revised March 1980)
Case

Coalfield Railroad Co., Inc.

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Keywords: Rail Industry

First Quarter 2013
Article

Big Data in the Age of the Telegraph

By: Caitlin C. Rosenthal

Daniel McCallum's 1854 organizational chart for the New York and Erie Railroad resembled a tree rather than a pyramid. It empowered frontline managers by clarifying data flows. View Details

Keywords: Big Data; Telegraph; Organizational Charts; History; Data and Data Sets; Business History; Information Technology; Organizational Structure; Rail Industry

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September 1998 (Revised September 1998)
Teaching Note

Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners Series TN

By: Michael C. Jensen and Brian Barry

Teaching Note for (9-190-062), (9-190-070), and (9-891-509). View Details

Keywords: Rail Industry

January 1986 (Revised April 1988)
Case

Union Pacific, Introduction

By: Robert S. Kaplan

Keywords: Rail Industry

June 1986 (Revised October 1995)
Case

CSX

By: Richard H.K. Vietor

Keywords: Rail Industry

January 1975 (Revised May 1978)
Case

Penn Central Co.

By: David F. Hawkins

Keywords: Rail Industry

September 1992
Teaching Note

Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (A) and (B) TN

By: Robert S. Kaplan and Julie H. Hertenstein

Teaching Note for (9-191-122) and (9-191-123). View Details

Keywords: Rail Industry

November 1989 (Revised March 2000)
Case

Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners (A): Leveraged Buyouts and Financial Distress

By: Michael C. Jensen, Willy Burkhardt and Brian Barry

Wisconsin Central Ltd. is a regional railroad formed in a leveraged buyout, which is currently in default on its loan covenants. The case uses this situation to examine the financial structure of a typical LBO association and its internal control mechanisms and... View Details

Keywords: Financial Management; Governing and Advisory Boards; Leveraged Buyouts; Financial Condition; Financing and Loans; Corporate Finance; Rail Industry

Educators

April 1990
Teaching Note

Burlington Northern (A) and (B), Teaching Note

By: Janice H. Hammond

Teaching Note for (9-689-081) and (9-689-083). View Details

Keywords: Rail Industry

23 Jul 2024
In Practice

The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities

world’s leading rail car manufacturer headquartered in Beijing. These cars are assembled by American workers in Springfield, Massachusetts, a city that until 1920 was the center of US railway manufacturing. CRRC has made the largest View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Industrial Products; Industrial Products; Industrial Products; Industrial Products; Industrial Products; Industrial Products; Industrial Products; Industrial Products

26 Jul 2016
First Look

July 26, 2016

virtually every county and industry in the United States. We study the impact of this reform on county-sector employment growth over the subsequent three years. Despite firms being paid just 15 days sooner, we find payroll increased 10... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

January 2017
Case

Exotic Interest Rate Swaps: Snowballs in Portugal

By: Boris Vallee, Patrick Augustin and Philippe Rich

This case explores a complex swap transaction implemented by Metro do Porto in 2007. It represents an opportunity to study fixed income derivative instruments, such as plain-vanilla swaps and structured swaps, as well as understand the opportunities and challenges of... View Details

Keywords: Swaps; Public Finance; Structured Finance; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Public Sector; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; Portugal

Educators