Rail News

For the week ended June 4 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 100

The first casualty of back-to-back arbitrators' rulings against Guilford Transportation Industries I

Barge traffic on Midwestern waterways is being delayed and at some points virtually shut down as wat

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York has extended a stay preventing CSX Transportation

THOSE ARBITRATORS' RULINGS in the Guilford Transportation Industries Inc. labor battle rattle more t

ICC CAN'T PROCESS TARIFFS VIA 'FAX'The Interstate Commerce Commission said it does not have

LOW WATER STRANDS BARGES ON MISSISSIPPIGREENVILLE, Miss. - About 750 barges were backed up o

Shippers, barge operators and railroads increasingly are finding it mutually beneficial to work toge

CF TO EQUIP SALES FORCE WITH CELLULAR PHONESPALO ALTO, Calif. - Consolidated Freightways sai

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway will announce today that it is extending its double-stack

After years of bitter enmity, railroads and barge lines are suddenly reviving old ties and forging c

CSX Transportation believes a new repair shop in western Maryland will help to improve turnaround ti

Conrail said it's received a rating of AA- from Standard & Poor's Corp. and a rating of A1 from Mood

The Railway Labor Executives' Association charged that Federal Railroad Administrator John Riley has

Talks aimed at resolving the continuing tangle at the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad by clearing th

CSX Corp. has adopted a new share purchase rights plan. With each share ofCSX stock purchase

TRAILER TRAIN TO CUT EQUIPMENT RATES 7.8 PERCENTTrailer Train Co. said it is reducing its ov

Pony Express riders carrying souvenir letters and keeping history alive swept through here this week

Rail carloadings increased in May, giving further evidence the manufacturing sector of the economy c

New York State's Department of Transportation has canceled its boxcar leasing agreement with Delawar

A securities analyst said the natural fit of less-than-truckload freight to rail double-stack techno

GUILFORD STRIKE PRODUCES LONG DELAYSA bitter rail strike at Guilford Transportation Industri

TNT BESTWAY TRANSPORTATION (Phoenix, Ariz.) - Granville Wright was named senior vice president, sale

Arbitrators weighing two major cases involving the continuing disputes between Guilford Transportati

New oil finds and a $3 billion railway built against the advice of Western donors hold out the promi

J.R. LUNDGREN TAKES NEW POST WITH AARWASHINGTON - James R. Lundgren was named special assist

For the week ended May 28 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 110

THE STANLEY WORKS (New Britain, Conn.) - Harry C. Vosganian was promoted to director, traffic. He wa

Low water levels may force barge operators to reduce the tonnage they load in each barge and the num

CF Ocean Picks Agent in W. GermanyLONG BEACH, Calif. - CF Ocean Service, the international c

A FEW GRAIN SHIPPERS are pleased with the changes Burlington Northern Railroad made to liberalize it

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee unexpectedly scheduled a session to consid

The Supreme Court refused without comment to hear a challenge to Congress' imposed settlement of the

DEPRESCRIPTION, THAT'S WHAT YOU TAKE for de headache. One of the most frequently used buzzwo

Rising grain prices could spell trouble for the grain transportation system later this summer.

Mercedes Trucks Fail Air Brake StandardsThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration s

West Coast rail shippers can look forward to increased competition in the central corridor to Kansas

With fewer than 20,000 locomotives active in the fleets of major U.S. railroads, a vigorous and acti

Arkansas Best Seeking Alternative BuyerFORT SMITH, Ark. - Arkansas Best Corp. said it is par

EQUIPMENT LESSORS. ASSOCIATES COMMERCIAL CORP. (Chicago) - William E. Russell was elected as