Rail News

Olympia & York Offers To Hike SFSP StakeOlympia & York Development Ltd., launched a $245 mil

Moody's Investor's Service has downgraded from A2 to B2 the ratings of $785 million of senior subord

A Vermont official says a takeover of a deteriorated rail line owned by Guilford Transportation Indu

The Winkelman brothers are probably the only locomotive engineers who got their start as Kelly Girls

The Interstate Commerce Commission has ordered the Burlington Northern Railroad Co. to reduce its ra

Things are up to speed these days on the Red River Valley & Western Railroad Co. except when it snow

BART Directors Block $10 Billion ExpansionTwo directors of the Bay Area Rapid Transit have b

A network of small railroads throughout New Jersey have taken Conrail's excess spur tracks and turne

Court Strikes Down Mandatory TestingA requirement that 200,000 railroad workers undergo mand

Europe's trains are giving trucks a bit more competition these days. An accord signed by the

The owner of a major railcar manufacturer has filed a series of petitions with the Interstate Commer

The Interstate Commerce Commission has lifted a long-standing cease-and- desist order against the Ba

Soo Line Plans Review Of Pact With CP RailSoo Line said it will review its traffic agreement

Despite a continuing three-month strike, observers say service on Guilford Transportation Industries

A Conrail employee and poor maintenance by the railroad caused a Jan. 12 crash between a hopper car

US Firm, Daewoo Agree On Railcar VentureSan Francisco-based Transcisco Industries Inc. has c

Itel Corp. lost $900,000 on revenue of $350.1 million in the fourth quarter, compared with earnings

The Interstate Commerce Commission has granted the Itel Corp. an exemptionfrom some of its r

The Henley Group Inc. Tuesday asked a Delaware court to void a deal between the Santa Fe Southern Pa

Interstate Commerce Commission Chairman Heather J. Gradison Monday rejected a bid by the Denver & Ri

THE RUMOR MILL GRINDS OUT NAMES of possible candidates for the chief executive job at Conrail.

Maine's congressional delegation attacked the Interstate Commerce Commission for an unconscionable d

For the week ended Jan. 16 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 99

K mart Corp. said it is considering using freight consolidators to handle cargo moving to its distri

Thomas D. Simpson has begun his duties as a vice president at the Railway Progress Institute, the as

For the week ended Jan. 9 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 90,

China Ticket Scalpers Receive Up to 7 YearsA Beijing court has sentenced five train ticket s

Amtrak Collision Is 2nd in a WeekOMAHA, Neb. - An Amtrak train collided with a Burlington No

The Interstate Commerce Commission has formally clarified its stand against labor protection in most

The Mahoning Valley Railway Co. has been allowed to acquire two rail lines in Ohio from the LTV Stee

Maine state legislators will file a bill shortly that could condemn unsafe railroads and transfer ow

BN to Increase Rates For Corn, SorghumKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Burlington Northern Railroad said i

Mexico's interest in buying 200,000 metric tons of U.S. wheat under the export bonus program may dra

Traffic Club of Philadelphia, rail night and election, Feb. 8. Williamson's Restaurant, Belmont and

The railroad industry may be willing to compromise on some issues as Congress modifies the rail indu

For the week ended Jan. 2 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 72,

Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad officials have agreed to meet with representatives of CSX Corp. and

Norfolk Southern Improves Ga. ServiceNorfolk Southern Corp. has begun a six-day-a-week train

The Federal Railroad Administration's scathing report on the surprisingly poor state of Conrail's sa

Two With Suitor Firm Named to SFSP BoardSanta Fe Southern Pacific Corp. has appointed two ne