Rail News

Trinity Industries, a Dallas-based investment company with railcar and barge interests, elected John

In the wake of crossing collisions that have taken six lives in recent weeks, railroad industry exec

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Ongoing weakness in freight activity for major North Amer

United Transportation Union train conductors and rail yard workers may be back on the job at Canadia

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.United Transportation Union train conductors and rail yar

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Short line railroad operator RailAmerica named John Giles

Grupo TMM, a Mexican multi-modal transportation and logistics company, had a tough year in 2006 as i

A flat week is better than nothing for U.S. railroads. With year-to-date traffic figures down 3.9 pe

U.S. railroads reached a tentative labor agreement with seven rail unions, the first such deal in th

Striking conductors and yard workers returned to their jobs on Canadian National Railway, after the

Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph H. Boardman on Feb. 26 denied the application from the Dakota,

Canada's effort to provide a better route for Asian imports to the U.S. is taking shape in British C

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.After launching new rail security and safety proposals la

There seemed little chance when United Transportation Union conductors and yard workers first launch

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Rail workers and safety groups have long complained the n

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is speeding

The government finally followed up with threats to intervene in the United Transportation Union work

Profits at Dallas-based manufacturer Trinity Industries more than doubled in the fourth quarter and

Short line railroad operator RailAmerica named John Giles as its new CEO, effective immediately, as

Sales for rail industry product manufacturer Wabtec Corporation of Wilmerding, Pa., hit a record in

It might be the end, or at least the start of the end. A crippling 13-day Canadian National Railway

The triple punch of a strike on the main part of Canadian National Railway's system, severe winter w

The United Transportation Union's strike against Canadian National Railway, involving 2,800 conducto

Canadian National Railway said talks with the union representing 2,800 striking freight train conduc

The Intermodal Association of North America added as a membership benefit a fuel card program with T

As U.S. manufacturers of industrial products follow the lead of consumer products manufacturers in o

The United Transportation Union is battling railroads on several fronts, locked in a series of

Commissioners at the Port of Vancouver, Wash. have approved a $1.5-million contract for the construc

Fortress Investment Group completed the $1.1 billion acquisition of RailAmerica. The short line has

The three-way battle that has led to a strike at Canadian National Railway just opened up a fourth f

The federal government released the first $25 million toward funding a $1.5 billion project aimed at

Florida East Coast Industries, a railway and commercial real estate venture headquartered in Coral G

FreightCar America this week elected Thomas M. Fitzpatrick as non-executive Chairman of its Board of

Freight volume on U.S. railroads fell 4.2 percent overall in the sixth week of the year, according t

American Railcar Industries earned substantially more money on slightly lower revenue in the fourth

With the last of the financial reports in from the top class of freight railroads in North America,

Short line operator Genesee & Wyoming boosted profits primarily through acquisitions, while losi

As intermodal growth slowed throughout the market in the fourth quarter, Hub Group relied on large i

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Under a rail safety pilot project, Federal Railroad Admin

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.The Surface Transportation Board''s task - to simplify th