Rail News

Railroad shippers will save $400 million a year because of a recent Interstate Commerce Commission d

Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp. reported first quarter net income of $187.5 million, or $1.18 a shar

OF COURSE RAILROADS ARE IMPORTANT, that's why we appointed an administrator with no background in ra

It's official, Elaine Chao is deputy transportation secretary. She took the oath of office f

Railroad freight rates have declined an average of more than 20 percent since 1980, adjusted for inf

John W. Snow is president and chief executive officer of CSX Corp. and Hays T. Watkins remains chair

For the week ended April 15 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

CSX CORP. (White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.) - John W. Snow was elected chief executive officer. Mr. Sno

Conrail officers told financial analysts meeting here that they are reasonably optimistic about traf

CONRAIL INCOME ROSE 25 PERCENT IN 1ST QUARTERPHILADELPHIA - Consolidated Rail Corp.'s first

JUDGE WON'T BLOCK JAPONICA BID FOR CNWCHICAGO - CNW Corp. said it intends to appeal a ruling

FRANCHISEIT CORP. (Bohemia, N.Y.) - Lawrence B. Costello was named president and director. Mr. Coste

The railroad industry came surprisingly close to pulling off a major victory in the Senate this week

CONRAIL HIKES SHARE IN TRAILER TRAINPHILADELPHIA - Consolidated Rail Corp. has acquired 2,50

Senate transportation leaders are likely to reject a proposal from CSX Corp. to exempt some companie

MONTREAL - Joe's Used Locomotive Lot. Some of the conversation sounded as though I had fall

For the week ended April 8 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 11

CONRAIL ADDS TO TOTAL OF STEELNET FACILITIESConrail has opened SteelNET facilities in Clevel

It's official now: Railroads, shippers and railcar owners agree that the fleet to carry America's go

The explosive growth in the railroad industry's intermodal business is expected to moderate in comin

Norfolk Southern Corp. will run 68 steam excursion trips in 15 states from April to November. In 198

The hybrid trailer with rail and highway wheels is moving beyond the experimental phase and its deve

SOUTH TEXAS SHIPPERS hope Southern Pacific will change its mind about a $500- a-car surcharge.

The demand for covered hopper cars for the rail movement of grain is likely to be determined by non-

The railroad industry is looking to car-pooling arrangements to increase the utilization of its equi

Railroad intermodal service has passed from its "free lunch" first phase through its technological s

For generations, small boys have played with toy trains, emulating the real thing in miniature.<

The American railroad industry will be unable to meet shippers' demands by the middle of the next de

FRA ISSUES REPORT ON RAIL REPAIR COSTSA Federal Railway Administration report to Congress sh

The nearly decade-long decline in the U.S. locomotive fleet has ended, rail equipment executives say

CSX, SP JOIN TO BUILD BULK DISTRIBUTION UNITSBALTIMORE - CSX Transportation Inc. and Souther

CNW Corp. management has urged its stockholders to support it in rejecting a takeover bid launched b

Three Midwest senators are seeking stronger federal controls on truck and rail shipments of hazardou

In one of the first moves toward change under its new owners, the Illinois Central Railroad is worki

The railroad industry's chief labor negotiator said he will demand that the rail unions give up thei

The fur may fly on Tuesday when the railroad industry's union chiefs meet here for the first time si

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

The Providence & Worcester Railroad may seek Massachusetts state funds to level the playing field in

Itel Corp. states a clear corporate goal of long-term growth and good cash flow in its new 1988 annu

International Cargo Handling Coordination Assoc., U.S. national committee in cooperation with Port A