Read the railroad like a dispatcher.
Sharp analysis, the operating tape, and the news wire. Pick your seat in the cab.
Flagman
- Headlines wire
- Weekly waybill snapshot
- Article previews
- Account, no card
Engineer
- Everything in Flagman
- All analysis, in full
- The archive
- The data terminal
- Cancel anytime
Dispatcher
- There is one paid seat today
- The terminal is included
- CSV export is not a separate plan
- Watchlists are not filed yet
Use the same email. We don't move the old plan for you.
Sign in with the address on your Substack account, then subscribe here if you want the paid seat. Cancel the old plan at renewal so you aren't billed twice. Founding rates are not transferred automatically.
Can I expense it?
A company card works at checkout. Team seats and a single invoice are not a separate plan yet.
Where does the data come from?
AAR carloads and intermodal via FRED, monthly. STB EP 724 service metrics via USDA, weekly. EIA diesel prices via FRED.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Billing is managed in the subscriber portal, and access runs through the end of the paid period.
Student or shortline rates?
Not open yet. The paid price on this page is the price Stripe charges.
Engineer is $25 a month or $250 a year. The terminal is included. There is no separate Dispatcher price.