Rail News

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

AMTRAK LAWYERS CLAIM SEWAGE LAW IMMUNITYPALATKA, Fla. - Attorneys for Amtrak said federal la

Gray skies greeted an assembly of political and business VIPs assembled to dedicate a new bulk commo

Burlington Northern Railroad was honored by the Chemical Waste Transportation Institute for hauling

STRIKING BOEING WORKERS may have been out to bag more than just a new contract in their seven-week s

In a bid to upgrade rail services after 1992, the European Commission has proposed opening the EC ra

PLASTICS SOCIETY GETS EXTENSION ON COMPLAINTThe Interstate Commerce Commission has given the

For the week ended Nov. 18, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

Stone Container Corp. has signed a $32 million contract with Burlington Northern Railroad to ship us

RAIL TRAFFIC PREDICTED TO RISE MODESTLY IN '90A strong competitive environment - as well as

The Union Pacific Railroad Monday said it will change its grain car ordering system when the next ca

Congress has quietly approved waiving restrictions that Conrail officials say would limit their pote

ARMORED CAR MERGER VIEWED WITH CAUTIONThe Justice Department said the proposed merger of the

When a Florida fish and game warden hollered "Whadja catch?" to fishermen beneath the Buffalo Bluff

Societe National des Chemins de Fer, the French national railroad, has opened an intermodal complex

It's a big year for intermodal rail freight in Massachusetts. From a few hundred piggyback a

About 1,000 barges carrying grain shipments were backed up for more than 40 miles on the Mississippi

The Interstate Commerce Commission has found the Norfolk Southern and the Florida East Coast rail sy

DELAWARE AUTHORITY APPROVES YARD PLANCAMDEN, N.J. - The board of the Delaware River Port Aut

For the week ended Nov. 11, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

William N. Deramus III, chairman of Kansas City Southern Industries Inc., died Wednesday at age 73.

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee has decided to hold a confirmation hearing

International trade and transportation in the 1990s will face a streamlined and more efficient Europ

TRANSPORTATION TABLE TO DEBATE FUEL TAXESThe Transportation Table will hear on Friday both s

The nation's first luxury passenger train in decades rolled into town three minutes late, but its ow

A House subcommittee has approved legislation to regulate the use of railroad cars, trucks and other

Britain's businessmen are calling for a doubling of investment in the country's transport infrastruc

It took two tries, but a 104-ton steam locomotive built in China and destined for Iowa was hoisted o

Seven days a week, 16 hours a day, the orange locomotives of a railroad you've probably never heard

A RAILROAD INDUSTRY POSITION already is becoming clear even though the legislative fight over the fe

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expects to open a new and larger lock system on the mid-Mississippi

ICC REJECTS BN BID TO DELAY UTILITY'S CASEThe Interstate Commerce Commission has rejected a

For the week ended Nov. 4, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 12

CSX CORP. COMPLETES REPURCHASE PROGRAMRICHMOND, Va. - CSX Corp. has completed the share repu

Depressed railway traffic, weak markets for newsprint and the higher value of the Canadian dollar we

CSX TRANSPORTATION INC. (Baltimore) - Ralph L. Felter was named assistant vice president, automotiv

Barges, loaded with a bountiful grain harvest, are backed up on the mid- Mississippi River this week

The White House has informed the Senate that President Bush has chosen Federal Maritime Commissioner

SP FINALLY ACHIEVES ACCESS TO CHICAGOThe Southern Pacific railroad system will finally make

Production of new railroad cars is surging after nearly a decade of depressed sales, an official for