Rail News

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

RoadRailer hybrid rail-highway vehicles and trailer-on-flatcar/container-on- fla tcar intermodal are

DON'T BET that the Interstate Commerce Commission's plan to settle the trucking undercharge claims c

Truck Drivers Charged In Fatal Conn. CrashHARTFORD, Conn. - Two out-of-state truck drivers w

Despite the apparent availability of capital to finance purchases, rail freight car buying isn't lik

The prototype of an innovative road-rail car for frieght shipments was delivered for trial runs to t

The U.S. economy will continue its moderate growth for the next year or so, a consultant told 400 ra

Dutch Train Collision Kills Two, Injures TwoUTRECHT, Netherlands - Two people were killed an

Lumber and wood shippers are making a comeback to railroads. Boise Cascade Inc. says it's up

Pennsylvania and federal environmental officials have reached agreement with the current and former

XTRA Corp. and Itel Corp. of Chicago have scuttled a deal under which XTRA planned to buy Itel Rail

New Jersey Transit Corp. has introduced a new seat on some trains that veteran commuters don't like.

Even mink can make the difference. A little-known provision in the 1,000-page trade bill tha

Panel Gets More Time To Study CNW DisputeThe presidential emergency board studying the confr

Florida is pressing forward with plans to link Tampa on its Gulf Coast and Miami on its Atlantic coa

Burlington Northern Railroad is listening carefully to its major shippers who say they are expecting

Freightliner Dealers Honor P.E. RuppPORTLAND, Ore. - In a recent ceremony in New Orleans, No

Successful U.S. businesses are adopting the attitude and vigor of Mongol warriors who gained a few e

Vernon Farriba, executive vice president of the Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference said there w

HE'LL FOLLOW A STAR to Bethlehem. The Union Pacific Corp. has decided to move its headquarte

CSX Corp. President John W. Snow Thursday called for a new age of understanding across the bargainin

Britain's transportation and distribution industry is stepping up its campaign to accelerate the lib

For the week ended May 14 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 110

ICC OKs Line's Sale To Montana Rail LinkWASHINGTON - The Interstate Commerce Commission allo

TWO TARIFF BUREAUS CONSIDERING A MERGER are asking for the blessing of shippers. The boards

Joseph F.H. Cutrona is the executive director of Nasstrac, the National Small Shipments Traffic Conf

RAZORBACK MAY RAISE BID FOR ARKANSAS BESTNEW YORK - Razorback Acquisition Corp. said it woul

Railroad Public Relations Association, 36th annual meeting, May 25-28. Mariner's Inn, Hilton Head Is

CSX Transportation, a unit of CSX Corp., said Wednesday it has reached an understanding with represe

The Santa Fe Railroad had one of its best four-month periods in recent history from January through

The House passed legislation Monday that for the first time would require licenses for train enginee

CHEVROLET-PONTIAC-GM OF CANADA GROUP (Warren, Mich.) - Donavon F. Downham was named director of engi

The Department of Defense wants to make sure it gets more miles for its money. That's why it

Agency Drops Search For Spray SuppressantThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

The absence of efficient and comprehensive intermodalism within Australia is retarding the country's

The chairman of the Senate Surface Transportation Subcommittee, J. James Exon, D-Neb., said he doubt

Federal engineers have broadened their examination of alleged sudden acceleration problems in Genera

A two-tier railroad system recognizing basic economic differences between major trunk railroads and

The Winchester & Western Railroad, all 60 miles of it snaking through Cumberland and Salem Counties