Rail News

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.A pair of intermodal partners locked in their relationshi

Record sales in the fourth quarter led to a solid increase in profits for rail industry equipment an

Trinity Industries hit records in revenue and net income in the fourth quarter. Combined rev

Global rail technology provider Wabtec agreed last week to pay $677,000 in fines and penalties in a

Grain shipments led widespread gains in commodities during a much improved week 7 for rail freight t

American Railcar walked away from the competition in the fourth quarter, boosting earnings by changi

Kansas City Southern plans to spend approximately $565 million on capital improvements in 2008, the

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.A story in Traffic World, Feb. 11, 2008 on capital spendi

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The past year ended with another tough quarter for interm

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The second year of the rail freight slump could bring a r

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The federal Surface Transportation Board is launching two

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.A new partnership between intermodal truck line Schneider

Canadian Pacific Railway on Thursday announced that 4,500 locomotive engineers and conductors repres

Eastern-U.S. railroad CSX Transportation and activist hedge fund TCI are trading shots in the run-up

U.S. railroads carried total freight volume of 32.7 billion ton-miles in the week ending Feb. 9, up

RoadLink purchased Seattle-based intermodal trucking service provider West Coast Trucking.

Genesee & Wyoming earnings fell 3 percent in the fourth quarter even as revenue increased 14 per

Canadian Pacific and Consolidated Fastfrate signed a 10-year $500 million agreement extending their

The federal Surface Transportation Board launched two new reviews, one that could modify its new rai

When ocean carriers approach Southern California harbor trucking companies for rate quotes, the truc

Rail freight activity will likely surge again when the economy pulls out of its slump, but most majo

Rail freight activity may very well surge again whenever the economy pulls out of its current slump,

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Investor Carl Icahn, through his American Railcar Industr

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.A sharp drop in demand for wooden crossties by North Amer

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Kansas City Southern, which operates the smallest of Nort

CSX Transportation on Feb. 8 launched an online "Carbon Calculator" to demonstrate in a graphic way

Overall intermodal volume in the fourth quarter weakened despite a 2.7 percent increase in domestic

Improved comparisons touched nearly every segment of rail traffic in the week ending Feb. 2, accordi

Schneider National Intermodal signed new contracts with BNSF and CSXI naming them its primary rail p

The United Transportation Union, the single largest freight rail labor group, said a court has exten

In a contracted and highly competitive market for railcar manufacturers, FreightCar America lost $16

Kansas City Southern, which operates the smallest of North America's top-tier railroads but has a bi

Investor Carl Icahn, through his American Railcar Industries, took a 9.45 percent stake in equipment

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Within the space of a few days, North American railroads

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.North American railroads may have a different perspective

In the ongoing tug-of-war between railroads and trucking for freight supremacy in the United States,

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.BNSF Railway became the second big U.S. railroad to begin

Union Pacific plans to invest $3.1 billion in capital projects during 2008, the company said Monday.

The Pacific Northwest's three top ports, which collectively move more than 6 million containers a ye

BNSF Logistics acquired international freight management company DFL, which includes Grapevine, Texa