Rail News

During the week ending April 16, U.S. railroads traffic volume reached 33.3 billion ton-miles, a 4.7

The Greenbrier Companies announced this week $125 million in new orders for 1,300 new railcars and t

The rail industry may soon be fighting the battle over hazardous materials transportation on a new f

The Federal Railroad Administration issued its final rule giving local communities certain rights to

Union Pacific Corp.'s net income dropped 22 percent in the first quarter, falling to $128 million fr

OTTAWA --- Canadian National Railway today reported net income of C$299 million ($240.7 million) in

Chassis supplier Dana Corporation announced its 2005 first-quarter results Wednesday. Revenue was $2

A U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday halted the District of Columbia from enforcing ban on rail

Canadian Pacific Railway announced Monday it is beginning a major expansion of the track network in

CSX asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for an emergency order stopping the District of Columbia from en

An intermodal transportation executive is warning importers to prepare for equipment shortages durin

CSX refused to settle a lawsuit filed against the Washington city council, instead opting to tak

U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan rejected the CSX railroad's challenge to the District of Co

Canadian National Railway insists it is keeping up with transportation demand, despite complaints fr

Rail car manufacturer FreightCar America launched a successful initial public offering earlier this

The Surface Transportation Board predicted that competition brought on by the Dakota, Minnesota &amp

A Union Pacific shareholder is suing the company's board for damages allegedly caused by disregardin

Kansas City Southern finalized its purchase of Mexican railroad Grupo TFM, which, along with its pur

CN customers can now obtain instantaneous carload prices 24 hours a day, seven days a week from the

Rail shippers are getting their legislative ducks in a row and are expected to introduce a shipper b

Improving access to car location information for better freight management could unlock millions of

of federal roadability legislationThe politics of legislation for inspection and maintenance

CSX refused to settle a lawsuit filed against the city council of the District of Columbia and inste

Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff announced Thursday that the Department of Homeland S

Canadian National Railway and Norfolk Southern streamlined the flow of freight moving between the Un

A busy start to 2005 prompted Norfolk Southern Railway to add capacity by buying 50 additional locom

Union Pacific Railroad reported its best operating performance in nine months last week, a sign that

General Motors concluded the sale of Electro-Motive Division to an investor group led by Greenbriar

A federal judge delayed a decision on a proposal requiring hazardous materials to be rerouted around

New York Times reporter Walt Bogdanich won the Pulitzer Prize in national reporting for a series of

Canadian Pacific Railway will increase the fee covering import/export containers requiring set off a

Former Sen. John Breaux, who took a strong interest in transportation, energy and tax issues during

Canada's two major railroads are trying to strike labor agreements almost as rapidly as the carriers

John Doherty looks east and sees potential for inland rail and truck hubs that could relieve pressur

Union Pacific Railroad plans to spend $1.3 billion this year on track improvements across its 33,000

Intermodal volume grew 8.3 percent in the first quarter of 2005 compared with first quarter 2004, ov

OmniTRAX announced Friday that one of its affiliates will merge with North American RailNet and acqu

Freight railroads are attacking a Bush Administration plan that would give states the ability to rep

No matter how a federal court rules on the District of Columbia's bid to reroute hazardous rail ship

Union Pacific found a cure for executives who claim Sarbanes-Oxley-induced headaches: forget aspirin