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Freight railroads were assessing the damage Monday from this weekend's severe hit from Hurricane Ike

Federal railroad safety officials are investigating the Sept. 12 crash in Southern California in whi

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Union Pacific Railroad is aiming for a capital budget in

Texas-based BNSF Railway, along with Union Pacific Railroad and Kansas City Southern shut down freig

Just as promised, Virginia's Montgomery County filed suit against state plans to fund a Norfolk Sout

Eastern-U.S. railroad CSX Transportation upgraded its financial outlook for the year, citing strengt

Pacific Harbor Line at the end of August completed renewal of its locomotive fleet, becoming the fir

Rail traffic in the week ending Sept. 6 suffered severely from the effects of Hurricane Gustav and T

The Surface Transportation Board dealt a blow to Canadian National Railway's plan to wrap up its Chi

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Norfolk Southern Railway''s efforts to build a major inte

This is normally the start of the peak shipping season, a time when import containers from Asia floo

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation, along wi

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.For months, rail industry observers wondered about the fu

U.S. rail traffic fell in the week ending Aug. 30, according to the Association of American Railroad

Canadian Pacific Railway appointed Kathryn McQuade to the position of Executive Vice President and C

CSX Transportation on Sept. 3 completed its initial inspection of track and terminals in the Gulf Co

Canadian National Railway crews have been working to restore full service in areas of Louisiana and

In a move to offer greater appeal to trucking partners and catch the eye of ocean carriers, BNSF Rai

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc."Freight rail works" is the slogan that major U.S. railro

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.In a move to offer greater appeal to trucking partners an

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.CSX Transportation and the hedge funds that led a shareho

Norfolk Southern is disputing a government finding in the case of an Oct. 20, 2006, derailment in Ne

Canada's railways handled less freight in June, according to Statistic Canada. Traffic declined 6.7

Despite weather related disruptions early in the year and rising costs throughout, Guangshen Rai

U.S. rail traffic declined during the week ending Aug. 23 in comparison with the corresponding week

Major railroads began re-routing freight traffic bound for New Orleans on Aug. 28 and alerti

Virginia's Montgomery County board of supervisors says it will fight the state's plan to help Norfol

CN and the city of Joliet, Ill., reached an agreement regarding CN's proposed acquisition of the maj

Kane County, a suburban community outside Chicago, wants CN to pay for improvements connected to the

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Norfolk Southern''s big Heartland Corridor intermodal pro

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Canadian National Railway wants the Surface Transportatio

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.A group of Iowa short line railroads is still trying to r

A group of Iowa short line railroads is still trying to rebuild from devastating June floods, and lo

U.S. railroads carried fewer carloads and intermodal units last week than in the comparable week a y

Florida's extensive railroad network is tasked with clearing debris off tracks from Tropical Storm F

Kansas City Southern announced the promotion of Brett C. Jensen from general director to assistant v

Norfolk Southern's big intermodal project it calls the Heartland Corridor got a timely boost as Virg

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Earnings at third-party logistics provider Pacer Internat

Canadian National Railway asked the Surface Transportation Board to split up its regulatory process,

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Railcar builders continue to face a tough market that fav