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For the week ended Oct. 14, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

Canadian Pacific Ltd. Thursday offered to buy the 44 percent of Soo Line Railroad Co. it doesn't alr

CANADA'S LACK OF GRAIN SALES to the Soviet Union has granted Canadian grain shippers a reprieve from

TWO FIRMS TO BUILD ARTICULATED RAILCARSCHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. - Thrall Car Manufacturing Co.

Thomas M. Fiorentino was named chief of staff of the Federal Railroad Administration, reporting to A

A lack of grain sales to the Soviet Union this year has left Canadian railroads with a surplus of ra

CSX TRANSPORTATION INC. (Jacksonville, Fla.) - David W. Hemphill was named assistant vice president,

The three major railroads that serve the Bay Area - the Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and Atchison

UPS ASSISTS POLICE IN MARIJUANA ARRESTSBRIDGEPORT, Conn. - When a United Parcel Service Inc.

An electronic tariff filing system developed by the Interstate CommerceCommission and rail c

The Department of Transportation seems ready to take some "common-sense" steps to improve its implem

National Frozen Food Association, convention and exhibition, Oct. 22-24. Contact: NFFA, (717) 534-16

CONRAIL EARNINGS UP 5 PERCENT IN QUARTERConsolidated Rail Corp. earned $87 million, or $1.27

James A. Hagen became president, chairman and chief executive officer of Consolidated Rail Corp. jus

Trailer Train Co. launched a thorough survey of the nation's rail traffic and found that Chicago han

ROADWAY EXPRESS SETS JANUARY RATE INCREASERoadway Express Inc., Akron, Ohio, has confirmed t

Thomas M. Fiorentino has been named chief of staff of the Federal Railroad Administration. A

The Interstate Commerce Commission has authorized the Southern Pacific Transportation Co. to provide

Heavy truck makers were reeling with a market slide of their own as a steep drop in September sales

Shippers are expected to seek Supreme Court review of a lower court ruling upholding an Interstate C

ROAD BUILDERS SEEK INCREASED US BUDGETThe American Road and Transportation Builders Associat

Arnold B. McKinnon, chairman, president and chief executive officer of the Norfolk Southern Corp., t

A hardening strike of the Finance Ministry staff is starting to hurt the French economy. The

Two regional trucking companies will soon find out if the same incentives that help sell airline tic

FREDERICK H. GRUBBE NAMED FOR DOT POSTSecretary of Transportation Samuel K. Skinner has appo

The Australian trucking industry does not want "black boxes" in trucks. Australian truck dri

Legislators grilled state officials over funding for the city's ambitious Central Artery-Third Harbo

TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SAM SKINNER gets high marks from two railroad chief executives for his effo

The soft landing just got bumpier. Continuing weakness in the manufacturing sector was refle

For the week ended Oct. 7, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 12

Wisconsin Central Railroad, marked its second birthday this week and said it expects to post $105 mi

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.'s third-quarter earnings fell to $9.4 million, or 40 cents a share

MACK TRUCKS FORCED TO IDLE PA. FACILITYALLENTOWN, Pa. - Mack Trucks Inc. is temporarily clos

SHIPPERS APPLAUD THE SUPREME COURT decision in a Missouri intrastate trucking case. "I like

NAVISTAR SETS RATINGS FOR DIESEL ENGINESNavistar International Transportation Corp. announce

American President Cos. saw its earnings erode again in the third quarter with net income of $8.1 mi

At least 300 conference delegates and 100 exhibitors from companies involved in international trade

Transportation Research Forum, 31st annual forum, Oct. 11-13. Williamsburg Hilton Hotel & Conference

In less than a year, the budding double-stack train business in New England has grown from a curiosi

CON-WAY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES (Palo Alto, Calif.) - Kevin C. Schick was named vice president and c