Rail News

BNSF plans to invest $2.75 billion on capital improvements in 2007, the company announced Jan. 23 al

As major railroads start signaling what freight volumes they expect for the first part of this year,

Copyright 2007 Traffic World, Inc.FreightCar America, a billion-dollar builder of aluminum c

Copyright 2007 Traffic World, Inc.Labor tensions are rising at Canadian National Railway, wh

Copyright 2007 Traffic World, Inc.Two years after U.S. regulators first rejected the idea, U

Automotive and lumber shipments plunged by double digit rates in the latest report by North American

A second CSX freight train derailed on Tuesday. About 7 p.m. on Jan. 16 a westbound train in East Ro

Interpool's CEO and Chairman Martin Tuchman together with a group of other stockholders offered on J

In the first week of the year ending Jan. 6, U.S. railroads saw originated carloads drop 7.2 percent

BNSF Railway will begin on Jan. 17 a $17.5 million track maintenance project on its main line betwee

A CSX train carrying hazardous materials derailed on Jan. 16 near Louisville, Ky. Several ca

In a classic good news-bad news situation, major railroads posted several volume records in 2006 but

A recently released analysis of rail-lift capacity in Southern California concludes that growth at L

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.In a landmark move, the Federal Railroad Administration c

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Iowa Interstate Railroad, a regional line based in Cedar

The Greenbrier Companies, a barge and railcar manufacturer based in Lake Oswego, Ore., saw net earni

A sharp drop in motor vehicle and lumber business took thousands of carloads off the rails last year

The Federal Railroad Administration approved Jan. 8 a plan to allow BNSF Railway to implement the El

The Bush administration gave railroads and shippers a triple dose of new security and safety proposa

Ocean carriers and railroads will soon be required to perform the same safety inspections and mainte

Much-criticized service metrics on North American railroads improved significantly in 2006 while vol

FreightCar America, a major builder of aluminum coal cars and other rail equipment, tapped Christian

Railroads loaded more cars in 2006, led by strong growth in grain and coal shipments. A heal

Iowa Interstate Railroad -- a regional line based in Cedar Rapids that runs from Chicago to Omaha, N

Canada's largest railways made so much money on grain shipments to export ports in 2006 that they mu

Rail volume grew only 2.6 percent over the first 51 weeks of 2006, but every improvement has been a

A federal appeals court rejected efforts to block the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad in its

Rail companies and their shippers may find out in 2007 if the "railroad renaissance" of recent years

Short line operator Genesee & Wyoming will realign its North American operating regions on the f

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.A major investment by a grain exporter will double its lo

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Utilities, battle-scarred by the high cost of natural gas

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.BNSF Railway hired former Surface Transportation Board ch

Freight traffic on U.S. railroads rose during the week ended December 9 in comparison with the corre

Railcar fleet owner TTX promoted two officials to more senior roles, naming Thomas Wells to executiv

Canadian Pacific Railway - the second-largest freight carrier in Canada and sixth largest by revenue

BNSF Railway will reintroduce international intermodal container service from the Pacific Northwest

Norfolk Southern plans to spend $1.34 billion in 2007 for capital improvements to its railroad opera

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Canadian National Railway will spend about $1.4 billion o

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.A $70-billion dollar Japanese trading company is looking

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.The simmering tension between railroads and their custome