CSX Corporation CSX 0.72% is set to kick of Q2 earnings season for railroad stocks on Tuesday. Here’s a breakdown of what to expect from CSX and the rest of the railroad industry this quarter.

Expectations

According to Estimize, Wall Street is looking for EPS of $0.53 from CSX on revenue of $3.14 billion for the quarter. If CSX hits that mark, it would represent a 17.7 percent quarter-over-quarter growth in earnings, exactly in-line with Q2 2014’s $0.53 EPS for the company.

Recent History

Over the past two years, CSX’s stock has…

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