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CSX refused to settle a lawsuit filed against the city council of the District of Columbia and inste

Canadian National Railway and Norfolk Southern streamlined the flow of freight moving between the Un

Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff announced Thursday that the Department of Homeland S

A busy start to 2005 prompted Norfolk Southern Railway to add capacity by buying 50 additional locom

Union Pacific Railroad reported its best operating performance in nine months last week, a sign that

A federal judge delayed a decision on a proposal requiring hazardous materials to be rerouted around

General Motors concluded the sale of Electro-Motive Division to an investor group led by Greenbriar

New York Times reporter Walt Bogdanich won the Pulitzer Prize in national reporting for a series of

John Doherty looks east and sees potential for inland rail and truck hubs that could relieve pressur

Former Sen. John Breaux, who took a strong interest in transportation, energy and tax issues during

Canadian Pacific Railway will increase the fee covering import/export containers requiring set off a

Canada's two major railroads are trying to strike labor agreements almost as rapidly as the carriers

OmniTRAX announced Friday that one of its affiliates will merge with North American RailNet and acqu

Intermodal volume grew 8.3 percent in the first quarter of 2005 compared with first quarter 2004, ov

Union Pacific Railroad plans to spend $1.3 billion this year on track improvements across its 33,000

Union Pacific found a cure for executives who claim Sarbanes-Oxley-induced headaches: forget aspirin

No matter how a federal court rules on the District of Columbia's bid to reroute hazardous rail ship

Freight railroads are attacking a Bush Administration plan that would give states the ability to rep

Canadian National and Norfolk Southern Railway announced a structured routing protocol to streamline

BNSF Railway Company will assess fuel surcharges on a mileage basis effective Jan. 1, 2006.B

Union Pacific Railroad's new partnership with the state of Texas is sparking a debate over whether r

Looking to reduce maintenance and fuel costs, Canadian Pacific Railway agreed to buy 35 hybrid locom

Intermodal marketing giant Hub Group named Mark Yeager president and chief operating officer, taking

Maybe once we solve the age-old chicken-or-the-egg debate, transport experts can figure out which co

Looking to reduce maintenance and fuel costs, Canadian Pacific Railway agreed to buy 35 hybrid locom

GE Rail Services sold two railcar repair facilities to Greenbrier Companies' Gunderson Rail Services

It's an agreement that covers only 230 miles of track in western New York, but shippers say a pact s

CSX is betting that the next round of mergers will happen sooner rather than later. As the e

As the railroad industry copes with a severe capacity crisis, Canadian National Railway has another

The Federal Railroad Administration is giving local communities an additional 12 weeks to comply wit

Union Pacific Railroad President and Chief Operating Officer James R. Young was elected to the compa

President George Bush announced on March 17 his intention to nominate Joseph Boardman to head the Fe

An Arkansas judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by J.B. Hunt against BNSF Railway as the long-standing i

Canadian National Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) signed an agreement Wednes

The District of Columbia's hazardous materials ban went into effect on March 14, despite the Surface

New rail hazmat incident forces evacuation, brings new look at shipper's transport roleRelat

Rail service shortfalls, high rates are hindering shippers' ability to expand reach, scope of produc

Short line operator OmniTRAX acquired its 15th rail operation with the purchase of CSX's Alabama Min

After a tough year of service, capacity and operating struggles, Union Pacific Railroad service may