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An arbitrator ruled that railcar manufacturer FreightCar America will have to provide back pay and b

BNSF Railway warned in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it may need to set

Pacer International's net income soared 83 percent in the first quarter, as its mainstay intermodal

Two CSX trains collided near Pittsburgh on Sunday causing a 22-car pileup. No injuries were reported

Three of the seven Class I railroads serving the United States are revenue adequate, according to a

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Cheerleading rail analysts like to call it a renaissance,

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Even as it prepares for new challenges from activist hedg

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Norfolk Southern Railway over environmental damages stemming

Railroad operator CSX Corp. officially launched the National Gateway, a $700 million public-private

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The fight for control of the largest U.S. rail labor grou

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The Surface Transportation Board hearing provided a forum for loud complaints by members of Congress

Even though the Surface Transportation Board adopted a major change earlier this year in how it calc

Trinity Industries managed to keep its league-leading railcar manufacturing revenue nearly even with

Sharp gains in loadings of coal and grain were large enough to offset drops in metallic ores, automo

FreightCar America, one of the nation's railcar builders suffering through a slump in demand, saw pr

Genesee & Wyoming earned net income in the first quarter of $10.4 million, down 27 percent compa

BNSF profit jumped 30 percent in the first quarter based on volume growth in the agricultural produc

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.More than a year after the Surface Transportation Board o

The intermodal industry entered 2008 with low expectations, and first-quarter traffic numbers have p

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.E. Hunter Harrison, Canadian National Railway''s presiden

Wabtec, a global provider of technology-based products and services for the rail industry, boosted e

Solid revenue growth in all three business segments pushed Hub Group net income up 15 percent in the

Federal rail regulators, in a stinging report on safety practices at CSX Transportation, say the off

The United States Department of Justice filed suit against Norfolk Southern Railway seeking relief r

Stable demand for general service tank cars combined with a large tax benefit pushed GATX profits up

Kansas City Southern nearly doubled earnings in the first quarter with strong pricing and volume gro

A strong pricing environment gave Union Pacific enough room to raise prices even though volume was f

Carload freight volume edged up 1.5 percent on U.S. railroads in the week ending April 19. But inter

Norfolk Southern Corp. on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $291 million, up 2 percent from

Canadian Pacific Railway's net income fell 29 percent to $90 million in the first quarter, despite a

OTTAWA -- Canadian National Railway on Monday reported first-quarter profit of $310 million, down 4

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.TTX, the railroads'' jointly owned railcar pool managemen

Union Pacific Railroad is planning its first use of the new-era electronically controlled pneumatic

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.At its upcoming annual shareholders meeting in June, CSX

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The move by activist hedge funds to install five minority

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The United Transportation Union is delaying a set of inte

Canadian officials have launched a wide-ranging review into rates and service of the country's freig

Eastern U.S. rail giant CSX saw its net profit jump 46 percent to $351 million in the first quarter

TTX, the railroads' jointly owned company that manages a huge pool of railcars, said Chairman, Presi