Rail News

Coal stocks in the nation's electric power sector reached an all-time high as the winter months appr

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.CSX Transportation and activist hedge fund TCI are tradin

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.While railroads may indeed face heavy storms each winter,

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.North American railroads looking for something to jump-st

While railroads may indeed face heavy storms each winter, the winter of 2007-08 is already turning o

Shifting transportation patterns in the U.S. trade with Asia bode ill for intermodal shipments from

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.The federal Surface Transportation Board is launching two

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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