Rail News

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

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

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

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

For the week ended May 21 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 110

Rep. Thomas A. Luken, D-Ohio, chairman of a key House subcommittee, has introduced a comprehensive b

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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