Rail News

Union Pacific Railroad is trolling the newly stocked labor pool after Ford Motor Co. announced Sept.

Total volume for North American railroads in week 36 was off the fast pace of a week earlier as the

Through the first six months of 2006, railroads reported 1,368 train accidents, a record low rate of

August carloads increased 1.1 percent to 1.7 million units for U.S. railroads from the same month a

Railcar manufacturer The Greenbrier Companies purchased most of the assets of Rail Car America, a ra

Railroads and shippers stand in strong agreement that the industry would benefit from new braking te

Intermodal trucking company Roadlink USA signed on private equity firm Fenway Partners to provide fu

During the week ending Aug. 26, U.S. railroads originated 253,981 trailers and containers, topping t

Boise Cascade and Watco Companies cancelled the sale of Boise's Minnesota, Dakota & Western Rail

The Federal Highway Administration approved a $95 million grant to Norfolk Southern and three states

The Standard & Poor's Ratings Services removed KCS from its credit watch on Friday but said the

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Former Union Pacific Railroad executive Alexander Kummant

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Federal Railroad Administration Deputy Administrator Clif

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Canadian Pacific Railway''s coal hauling business just ca

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.The prices shippers are paying to move freight by rail co

While Union Pacific Railroad and BNSF Railway fight over dwindling intermodal space in Los Angeles,

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.In exchange for remaining neutral on legislation designed

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Pacer International is moving to beef up its struggling r

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.The Federal Railroad Administration wants to know more ab

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.The Intermodal Association of North America named Rip Wat

A big surge in coal loadings and grain shipments pushed traffic gains at BNSF in the fourth week of

In exchange for remaining neutral on legislation designed to increase competition among railroads, t

The Federal Railroad Administration wants to know more about the safety of private highway-rail grad

CSX Intermodal is raising its September fuel surcharge to 23 percent. The carrier had implem

The Board of Directors for the Columbus Regional Airport Authority approved a resolution Aug. 29 awa

Coal traffic at Canadian Pacific Railway is down 20 percent in the first 32 weeks of the year becaus

Federal Railroad Administration Deputy Administrator Cliff Eby recused himself from the Dakota, Minn

Former Union Pacific Railroad executive Alexander Kummant was named president and CEO of Amtrak, eff

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Grain shippers are deriding proposed rules for small ship

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.The Surface Transportation Board approved a plan by the D

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Florida East Coast Railway''s profits increased 27 percen

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Charles D. "Chip" Nottingham was sworn in as chairman of

The Federal Railroad Administration's environmental review of the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Ra

Grain shippers are deriding proposed rules for small shippers seeking relief from overbearing rail r

The Intermodal Association of North America named Rip Watson to a newly created position of Director

Total volume on North American railroads in the week ended Aug. 18 rose 3.3 percent year-over-year a

A jury in Tarrant County, Texas, awarded $5.2 million to the plaintiff in a case against Omaha, Neb.

Two slow moving freight trains collided shortly after noon on Tuesday near the Fort Lauderdale-Holly

Service on U.S. railroads has improved markedly from a year ago, according to a recent survey of shi

BNSF Railway in July handled a record 117,032 containers at its nine Southern California On-Dock rai