Rail News

Major freight railroads are looking at the new economic stimulus bill as a way to fund track and bri

Railcar building FreightCar America earned $8.3 million in the final 2008 quarter, up from a $16.7 m

Union Pacific Corp. will likely raise freight rates 5-6 percent this year from 2008 even as the nati

Rail-hauled intermodal shipments of containers and trailers lost market share to all-highway truckin

Lower volume in the intermodal segment would have reduced Pacer's profit in the fourth quarter anywa

The Surface Transportation Board could soon see its top lineup change in a political environment tha

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.Warren Buffett now controls more than 22.6 percent of BNS

The view from America's loading docks, warehouse gates and rail yards is bleak, but some light is tr

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The railroad with the straightest route down the continent and the one that has led in creating high

Genesee & Wyoming improved earnings in the fourth quarter through acquisitions and the performan

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.Canadian National Railway finally got a key piece of its

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.The four largest U.S. railroads generated $7.5 billion in

The four largest U.S. railroads generated $7.5 billion in net income, a 16 percent increase, despite

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.In the recession''s growing darkness, a ray of light migh

Charles D. Nottingham plans to stay on as one of three commissioners of the Surface Transportation B

U.S. rail traffic fell 17.3 percent in the fourth week of 2009. Carloads were off 18.4 percent while

Union Pacific Railroad agreed to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Emplo

Warren Buffett now controls more than 22.6 percent of BNSF, parent of the largest railroad on the co

Short line operator Watco got an early start on its Grand Elk Railroad project in Michigan, after th

Kansas City Southern, smallest of the top-tier group of North American railroad firms, saw its fourt

When intermodal business fell after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. railroads reacted

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.Even as they roll in profits, North America's railroads a

Kansas City Southern named James E. Fisk vice president and chief mechanical officer. Mr. Fisk will

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.A new round of large production cuts and layoffs by heavy

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.Canadian Pacific Railway, second-largest carrier in Canad

CN late Jan. 31 completed its acquisition of the principal lines of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern

Intermodal marketer and truck broker Hub Group saw its profit shrink 21 percent in the fourth quarte

Norfolk Southern this week promoted one employee and said it will furlough at least 100 others.

Freight traffic on U.S. railroads dwindled further in the third week of 2009, the Association of Ame

As volumes fall for Norfolk Southern, the railroad is seeking new markets via improved service in ce

Norfolk Southern Corp. today reported a better-than-expected quarterly net profit, as strong pricing

Canadian Pacific earnings suffered from more than a bad economy in the fourth quarter. A tough compa

A train operated by D B Schenker derailed with a cargo of kerosene and diesel on a bridge in central

A new low-emission locomotive that will help improve air quality in the Vancouver and Lower Fraser V

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.Production cuts by some top paper and cardboard companies

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.While staving off the worst impact of the country's econo

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.Short lines may soon see federal grant money flow under a

Pricing and fuel surcharges as well as a favorable currency conversion rate helped Canadian National

Union Pacific Railroad saw business volume shrivel by 12 percent in the fourth quarter, but its prof