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Railroads face constraints of law and contract in reducing labor costs and must have relief if they

The strike-idled Long Island Rail Road will resume service Saturday and should be prepared for its 1

Salomon Bros. Inc. is the investment adviser for Norfolk Southern Corp. in connection with Piedmont

Federal Transport Minister John Crosbie announced the government is determined to proceed with dereg

To six small investment-banking firms, the Conrail public stock offering will not be just another pr

Hedonica Marketing Ltd. of Britain developed a method to reduce food poisoning that can result from

Teacher Flees Beirut LARNACA, Cyprus - The last American teaching at Beirut's American Commu

Spokesmen for big U.S. companies such as General Electric Co. and Ford Motor Co. agreed that the dol

For the week ended Jan. 17, 1987, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equ

Shultz to Visit Japan TOKYO - George Shultz, U.S. secretary of state, will visit Japan March

Venezuela may be willing to start payments of debt principal this year if it can get new money from

The United States is prepared to take strong action to protect the interests of U.S.-flag carriers,

West Germany posted a record trade surplus of 112 billion marks ($62.9 billion) in 1986, the federal

Mikhail Gorbachev's campaign to revitalize the Soviet system entered a new phase this week with his

It's not often that a group of coal and railroad industry executives gather in the same room to deba

Japanese authorities have bowed to pressure to allow U.S. participation in the new $6.7 billion Osak

Charles Hiltzheimer, in his third month as chairman and chief executive of United States Lines, stre

P.T Djakarta Plans To Resume ServiceNEW YORK - P.T. Djakarta Lloyd announced it is once agai

The shipping industry is likely to see even more dramatic changes in the next five years than it has

"K" Line plans to begin offering double-stack train service out of the Pacific Northwest in April, b

The battle for control of Avondale Industries has ended with the announcement that that the company

Strong profits during the last quarter of 1986 pushed results for American President Cos. higher tha

A shipping industry representative told wheat growers that the maritime and agriculture industries m

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. reported a decline of 11 percent in fourth quarter 1986 earnings altho

Merck & Co. Inc. announced that fourth-quarter net income increased 28 percent to $171.8 million fr

Pullman Cars Feature NewOutlet GatePullman Leasing Co., a Division of Signal Capital

French Workers Isolate Coal Region in BlockadeFREYMING-MERLEBACH, France - Demonstrators rai

Pittston Co. reported fourth quarter net income of $3 million, or 8 cents a share, up from $1 millio

Cupric Chloride Demand Up,Market StrongA strong wave of demand for cupric chloride i

The New York Power Authority will apply for approval to build an underwater electric transmission ca

A Republican senator said the Department of Energy will delay the targeted completion date for the n

The chief executive of one of the nation's largest coal-buying companiesis offering a proposition th

United Airlines announced that on April 1 it will discontinue its once a week service to Tokyo from

Canada should change its position and demand that the United States stop studying and start reducing

Yugoslav Airline Orders Two MD-11sLONG BEACH, Calif. - JAT, the national airline of Yugoslav

The Boeing Co. is offering up a 100-seat version of its 737 jet instead of making its new-technology

Dr. Nicholas Glaskowsky discusses his new book Effects of Deregulation on Motor Carriers," Feb. 5, M

Export shippers are asking for more documentation on their cargo movements and one freight forwarder

Washington-Bound BRUSSELS, Belgium - Belgian Foreign Minister Leo Tindemans will travel to W

Ryder System Buys 3 School Bus CompaniesRyder System Inc. said it purchased, for an undisclo