Railroad firms participated in a couple of conferences, hosted by Cowen & Co. and RBC Capital Markets. As a result, five stocks within the sector were analyzed by Loop Capital Markets, four Hold-rated and one rated at Buy.4 At Hold CSX Corporation CSX: The company sees efficiency and productivity savings to top $350 million compared to its "about" $350 million outlook provided earlier and coal tonnage is expected to witness a year-over-year drop of 20–25 percent, which is better than its earlier forecast of about 25 percent drop.Norfolk Southern Corp. NSC: The company is poised to gain a minimum of $200 million from productivity savings.Union Pacific Corporation UNP: There is no change in volume forecast for the third quarter or full year.Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (USA) CP: The company is maintaining its double digit EPS growth implying a minimum of EPS of $11.11, which is better than the consensus of $10.60.Read more