Despite the challenges surrounding the industry, Union Pacific Corporation UNP, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited CP and CSX Corporation CSX appear better-placed to tide over the challenges. Economic Uncertainty: The hotter-than-expected inflation data, with the consumer price index (CPI) rising more than anticipated in January, has highlighted the fact that we are far from being out of the woods and that inflation remains a formidable foe. CPI was up 0.5% in the first month of the year, following a 0.1% rise in December and compared to expectations of a 0.4% rise.