Rail News

CAROLINA FREIGHT BUILDS MOBILE TRAINING UNITCHERRYVILLE, N.C. - Carolina Freight Carriers Co

As some shippers switch from barge transport to rail, a few grain-carrying railroads report they've

Delaware Otsego Corp. has asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to extend its authority to provid

AIR FRANCE (New York) - Jacques de Guerny was appointed vice president and general manager, cargo. H

China will open 1,500 kilometers of new electric railways this year. More than 4,800 kilometers of e

TEAMSTERS, TRUCK FIRMS TO RESUME PACT TALKS WASHINGTON - Representatives of the Teamsters un

Members of Congress were weighing several alternatives Monday to prevent the strike that is looming

For the week ended July 16 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 11

RAIL TRAFFIC, EARNINGS RISE CONFIRMED BY ICCWASHINGTON - The Interstate Commerce Commission

The major parties in the increasingly bitter dispute over the sale of the Southern Pacific Transport

Tug and barge companies' drought-related losses are greater than previously estimated, according to

FREYMILLER TRUCKING REPORTS DROP IN NETBAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Freymiller Trucking Inc. report

Pullman Co. remained silent Thursday after receiving a second takeover offer. On Wednesday,

Sen. John D. Rockefeller, D-W.Va., intends to again ask the Commerce, Science and Transportation Com

BELT'S WHARF WAREHOUSES INC. (Baltimore) - Scott A. Hunsicker was named vice president and general c

TWO RAILCAR SERVICES ARE SWAPPING ASSETSCHICAGO - GE Capital Railcar Services and PLM Railca

For the 11th year in a row, the Interstate Commerce Commission found that no major American railroad

SANTA FE UNIT BUYS WESTERN ROCK CORP.CHICAGO - Santa Fe Pacific Minerals Corp., a subsidiary

Transporting Dangerous Goods By Air, two-day seminar, Aug. 3-4. Chicago Marriott Downtown, Chicago,

Norfolk Southern Corp. reported the best second quarter since it was formed in 1982. The big

STRIKING RAIL WORKERS ARRESTED IN S. KOREASEOUL, South Korea - South Korean police arrested

Ansaldo of Italy's state IRI-Finmeccanica group moved up to third place worldwide in the manufacture

The Union Pacific Railroad has agreed to grant concessions to the Kansas City Southern Railway to cl

A California state agency is considering tighter regulations for railroads that move hazardous mater

Guilford Transportation Industries wants to question a U.S. Senate staffer in hopes of proving polit

The four Japan Air Lines stewardesses, pleased to have a one day layover in Alaska's crossroads for

Australia's government-owned railways are slowly seeing results from their concerted thrust to gain

TRAIN BUFFS GATHER FOR CONVENTION IN NJSOMERSET, N.J. - Train buffs from throughout the Unit

The Interstate Commerce Commission is studying the alternatives available for maintaining service ov

The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad, the little, financially ailing regional carrier that sparked a

DUCHOSSOIS INDUSTRIES INC. (Chicago Heights, Ill.) - Billy Hendrick was named vice president, intern

GE CAPITAL UNIT BUYS 2 ABC WHEEL SHOPSGE Capital Railcar Wheel and Parts Services Co. has pu

AMERICAN PRESIDENT COS. (Oakland, Calif.) - Peter M. Ruotsi was named to the new position of vice pr

Amtrak plans to stop using Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan and consolidate all its operations at

For the week ended July 9 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 94,

THAT'S A LOADED QUESTION, was Stanley Crane's response to an analyst who asked if Conrail's low oper

CSX Transportation's sale of a 400-mile branch line between Buffalo, N.Y. and Eidenau, Pa. to the Bu

An Interstate Commerce Commission judge launched what is expected to be a marathon hearing into Trai

TEAMSTERS TO VOTE ON CAR TRANSPORT PACTBIRMINGHAM, Mich. - Teamsters who handle new car ship

TIGER INTERNATIONAL, FLYING TIGERS GAINLOS ANGELES - Tiger International Inc. earned $19.1 m