Rail News

When California's heavy rains and mudslides closed three of Union Pacific's five rail lines from Los

Union Pacific Railroad is scrambling to repair damage to large sections of track in Southern Califor

Intermodal operator Pacer Stacktrain says it's weathering the recent West Coast storm that caused wa

Rail unions say a proposal by the National Mediation Board to raise filing fees for grievances would

Intermodal and logistics company Pacer International was named to the Forbes 400 "Best Big Companies

The Federal Railroad Administration issued a safety advisory to all railroads to strengthen track sw

U.S. freight railroads completed a record-breaking 2004 by originating 1,588,950 carloads and 1,029,

Better late than never. CSX recently rolled out a new pricing program it promised to deliver last ye

Looking over a Norfolk Southern accident scene in which nine people were killed, 250 injured and all

Union Pacific Railroad will spend $54 million in 2005 on track improvements within 50 miles of San A

Seven railroad unions representing 85,000 contract workers created the "Rail Labor Bargaining Coalit

In a move that will allow it focus on its sluggish auto business, General Motors sold its locomotive

Efforts to force railroads to reroute hazmat trains away from Washington and other urban areas were

CSX soon will start penalizing intermodal customers for intermodal trailers that are not returned to

A $5.6 million land sale by Flagler Development to Wal-Mart is paying off by the intermodal load for

Former Union Pacific Railroad executive Art Shoener replaced Gerald Davies as the top operations exe

President Bush appointed Robert D. Jamison acting administrator of the Federal Railroad Administrati

A trackage rights deal between rivals Union Pacific Railroad and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railwa

Two Norfolk Southern trains collided near Aiken, S.C., Jan. 6, derailing 13 cars and spilling hazard

International Shipholding Corp.'s railroad ferry service between Mobile, Ala., and Coatzacoalcos, Me

Kansas City Southern Railway's purchase of Mexico's biggest railroad sets the stage for the smallest

Schneider National signaled its faith in the intermodal market by creating two new intermodal positi

If the surge in demand for rail transportation in 2004 came as a shock to railroads and their custom

It's virtually an article of faith that a tsunami of imported cargo is going to break against the U.

Tom Shurstad, president of double-stake intermodal distribution specialist Pacer Stacktrain, joined

Canadian Pacific Railway moved a step closer to doubling its rates charged to Elk Valley Coal Co. fo

Finding a way to make use of 50,000 45- and 48-foot intermodal trailers will be one of the biggest c

Norfolk Southern, one of the nation's top performing railroads, plans to spend $938 million on capit

CSX Corp. sold its World Terminals container operations subsidiary to Dubai Ports Inte

Canadian National Railway and Union Pacific Railroad will streamline their interchange operations th

ThereÕs no let up in sight in demand for rail service and carload shippers are prepared to pay more

Fifteen percent of the international containerized freight moving through U.S. seaports travels on t

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Shortline operator Genesee & Wyoming will use part of a n

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Union Pacific Railroad named Shane Keller the new superin

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.More shipments of export grain are moving by container, s

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.The Burlington Northern Santa Fe has some support from so

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.The struggle over intermodal capacity in Southern Califor

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Millions of dollars of freight tied up in a backlog of co

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.The Supreme Court''s recent decision in favor of Norfolk

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Shippers who can convince carriers to move their freight