Todd Tranausky

Vice President, Rail and Intermodal – FTR

Todd Tranausky is FTR’s vice president of rail and intermodal, joining the firm in January 2018. In that role, he oversees and participates in the firm’s forecasting and production of all its rail and intermodal products, including within the rail equipment space. He is integrally involved in the Rail Update and Intermodal monthly services as well as the quarterly Rail Equipment Outlook and annual deep dive Closer Look reports that examine the major car types that are the workhorses of the rail industry. He previously was Argus’ North American transportation editor, responsible for overseeing the quality of Argus’ existing transportation reports and leading the company’s new product development in this area. Before he was promoted in January 2015, he was responsible for editing the weekly Argus Coal Transportation newsletter along with overseeing the Argus Rail Business publication that focuses on rail and shipper dynamics, critical rate data, rail costs, and regulatory and operational issues in the rail industry. Todd also assessed rail and barge rates for the movement of petroleum products for the Argus Petroleum Transportation Report.

A Philadelphia native and diehard Philadelphia sports fan, he graduated Temple University with dual degrees in history and journalism, Todd has also worked as a sports reporter covering double-A baseball in New Jersey before joining Argus.