Rail News

Reflecting increased automation, all railcars that are interchanged between railroads must be regist

Virtually every major U.S. railroad union and every major railroad are currently involved in nationa

Steam locomotives built in the Philadelphia area were exported to railroads around the world years a

P&LE SELLS INTEREST IN LINE TO CONRAILConsolidated Rail Corp. has completed its purchase of

Guilford Transportation Industries Inc. got a mixed review from the Federal Railroad Administration

GREAT NORTHERN NEKOOSA IS NOT A RAILROAD even though the big paper company's name sounds like it mig

WITH CHRISTMAS FALLING ON MONDAY this year, printers of newspaper advertising supplements havebeen f

CSX Corp. and the United Transportation Union have agreed to reduce crew sizes on the company's Ches

WASHINGTON - For the week ended Dec. 16, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railro

KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES INC. (Kansas City, Mo.) - W.N. Deramus IV and Thomas A. McDonnell we

PRESTON WILL REPORT FOURTH QUARTER LOSSPreston Corp., one of the East's largest trucking com

Once the despair of its government masters, Malayan Railways is showing signs of continued strong gr

Canadian Pacific Ltd. and Soo Line Corp. have reached a definitive merger agreement for the Canadian

WASHINGTON - For the week ended Dec. 9, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railro

WHAT DO NIMBY and perestroika have in common? Aircraft operators in the United States and ma

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers has agreed to a new, landmark contract with the Atchison, To

AMERICAN PRESIDENT DOMESTIC CO. - (Oakland, Calif.) Douglas E. Stephenson was named vice president a

Consolidated Rail Corp. is slashing 450 positions among its non-union management and administrative

A shortage of funds has forced the new National Front coalition government to scrap plans for a subw

Top executives of the three railroads that serve Los Angeles and Long Beach said on-dock railyards a

ENGINEERS SUPPORT SUPERMAG PUSH FOR AIDThe Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers is supporting

President Bush has signed into law a bill that will free the Consolidated Rail Corp. to fight any po

Rail traffic declined in November for the fifth consecutive month as weakness in the manufacturing s

The Federal Railroad Administration has proposed the first-ever federal rules setting the minimum qu

CSL Intermodal has shaken up its marketing department in an effort to increase market responsiveness

REVENUE ADEQUACY FOR ONE RAILROAD may mean that others never will become revenue adequate.That's the

BRITISH RAILWAYS (London) - Robert Paul Reid will become chairman on April 1, succeeding Sir Robert

For the week ended Dec. 2, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's majorrailroads equaled 122

Low water levels are raising the specter of Mississippi River shutdowns, with part of the river alre

The Interstate Commerce Commission has scheduled a hearing for Dec. 19 on two labor-protection cases

A Tennessee coal company and an Indiana shipyard entered a new era Thursday when the barge Pen 101 s

A U.S. appeals court has refused to dismiss an appeal of a ruling by the Interstate Commerce Commiss

The National Mediation Board's new rules governing competing representation claims by railroad union

Don't expect the "poo-poo choo-choo" to leave the car barn anytime soon. Public indignation

The Supreme Court again has let stand a lower court ruling that railroad workers injured while perfo

Vietnam is ready to privatize chunks of its transportation infrastructure in an ambitious program to

CSX Transportation Inc. has integrated 10 key national account managers within three of its marketin

WITH HEATHER GRADISON'S TENURE as chairman of the Interstate CommerceCommission drawing to a

The White House still has not received legislation passed by Congress to reauthorize the Local Rail

One of the biggest agricultural problems of the next decade will be a shortage of railcars for hauli