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CN and the United Transportation Union signed a tentative labor agreement that renews hourly wage ag

Union Pacific earned net income of $491 million in the fourth quarter on revenue of $4.2 billion. Wh

Canadian National Railway enjoyed a 67 percent surge in profit in the fourth quarter spurred by spec

Norfolk Southern had a 4 percent gain in net income in the fourth quarter, to $399 million, even tho

Eastern-U.S. railroad CSX posted a fourth-quarter gain in both net and operating income, as price bo

Investor Warren Buffett followed up his first set of January purchases of BNSF stock with an even la

Norfolk Southern Railway said rejection by federal regulators of its planned joint venture to create

A couple of recent acquisitions show railroad operating companies looking for new ways to augment th

Union Pacific Railroad, the largest North American railroad, says soaring fuel costs, weather disrup

After admitting to "disappointing" financial results for the end of the 2007, the head of railcar ma

Railroad Day on Capitol Hill, an annual lobbying extravaganza, will happen Thursday, March 13. <

The Surface Transportation Board, in one of its most significant decisions, ordered an important cha

After a year-long downward trend, rail traffic made a solid move in the opposite direction in the se

Canadian National Railway said United Steelworkers union members ratified a new four-year contract f

Investor Warren Buffett celebrated the start of 2008 with a new round of stock purchases that left h

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.There were plenty of clouds but not much of a silver lini

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.As the conductors'' union entered at least a monthlong h

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Genesee & Wyoming on Jan. 1 completed its acquisition of

Railcar and locomotive leasing company GATX became sole supplier and part owner of a New England sho

U.S. railroads drove into a steep hole to start 2008 with carload traffic down 3.2 percent and inter

Citizens in the Barrington suburb of Chicago met Wednesday with a representative of Canadian Nationa

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. -- Intermodal volumes declined in 2007, but that did not deter railroads from

The Greenbrier Companies improved profits 37 percent in the most recent quarter, chiefly on the stre

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The two largest U.S. rail labor groups - the conductors''

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Rail equipment maker FreightCar America will close what i

The struggle between CSX Transportation's management and an activist hedge fund is shifting into a t

The head of North America's largest railroad sent the Surface Transportation Board a clear warning:

The Federal Railroad Administration fined railroad operator CSX $349,265 after a series of inspectio

Freight traffic for North American railroads fell 2.3 percent in 2007, halting a strong expansion in

Genesee & Wyoming on Jan. 1 completed its acquisition of 87.4 percent of Maryland Midland Railwa

In partnership with three shippers who depend on the rail link, Canadian National Railway will acqui

The Surface Transportation Board on Dec. 27 accepted for consideration an application from the Canad

Rail traffic in the third week of December fell 2.6 percent compared with the same week a year ago,

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.In a year that saw rail traffic near record levels, train

Freight traffic on U.S. railroads fell dramatically during the week ending December 15 in comparison

TCI, the London-based activist hedge fund that has battled CSX Transportation's management this year

FreightCar America will close its manufacturing facility in Johnstown, Pa., the company said Wednesd

Union Pacific, the largest North American railroad, said a combination of soaring fuel costs with we

The State Transportation Commission of Pennsylvania last week approved $20 million in grants for rai

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Representatives of major North American railroads and the