Rail News

For the week ended Aug. 5, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 11

The nation's large railroads have reported a substantial drop in operating income, and only marginal

New York, Susquehanna and Western should know by the end of this week if it can begin repairing Dela

The national railways of Britain, France and Belgium are planning to spend almost $1 billion on 30 h

CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP. (Philadelphia) - Joseph H. Reid was named assistant general superintendent,

Service and rates offered by new short-line and regional railroads match the performance of carriers

MATING DANCES INVOLVING AT LEAST FOUR RAILROADS reportedly are under way. Nobody in a positi

Southern Pacific Transportation Co. has reached a preliminary agreement with the trustee of Chicago,

Consolidated Rail Corp. is investing $17.1 million to upgrade two line segments in New York state.

For the week ended July 29, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

If the Netherlands government fails to pump a large amount of money into the state railroad, the cou

DRIVE-ON RAMP OPENED BY WISCONSIN CENTRALROSEMONT, Ill. - Wisconsin Central Ltd., headquarte

France's stock market watchdog body said Thursday it would investigate trading before July 21 of sha

High-speed trains capable of traveling 200 miles an hour may be a better way to link major U.S. citi

A report prepared by a U.S. firm of consultants is expected to prompt massive changes to Australia's

Foreign ministers from seven leading Latin American nations ended two days of talks recently, pledgi

Both the Senate and House have bills to impose random drug testing on transportation workers, but th

ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILWAY (Chicago) - Jack Fields was appointed assistant vice president

The House approved legislation late Monday requiring train engineers,brakemen and other rail

SENATE PANEL APPROVES DRUG TESTING BILLThe Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Commi

The U.S. Department of Transportation may advocate restricting landing slots at more airports to rel

Much has happened in the 10 years since rezoning of the first 800 acres for the Riverport of Louisvi

Consolidated Rail Corp., which recently adopted a "poison-pill" shareholder rights plan, plans to es

BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS BEGIN AGAINST PILOTPilot Freight Carriers Inc. was forced into involu

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee is expected to pass and send to the floor

BRANCHLINE SALES BY MAJOR CARRIERS may not represent as much of a movement as once appeared.

Robert W. Blanchette has joined the transportation law firm of Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson

JUST A REMINDER from your friendly air cargo carrier . . . On Thursday, Buzz Whalen, Japan A

For the week ended July 22, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

Rail, truck and aviation interests believe that a new national transportation policy should embody a

A federal appeals court has overturned two rulings by the Interstate CommerceCommission, dec

LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD (New York) - Bruce McIver has resigned as president and general manager to pur

President Bush's nominee to head the Federal Railroad Administration, Gilbert E. Carmichael, is expe

An international consortium that includes Montreal-based Bombardier Inc., has been chosen to supply

A chemical fire in a derailed tanker car burned into a fifth day Wednesday after firefighters failed

Norfolk Southern has reported record second quarter earnings, and expects a solid performance for th

Hazardous materials experts reassured hundreds of displaced families Monday that fumes from a chemic

The Channel Tunnel Group Ltd., or Eurotunnel, has been forced by escalating costs to return to its b

Potential buyers and sellers of railroad branch lines say the most significant thing about the Supre

New York state's Department of Transportation is accepting private-sector bids for development of tr