Rail News

Rail shippers could face delays in the Canadian Northwest due to the closure of the New Westminster

Officials of the Federal Railroad Administration and Guilford Transportation Industries Inc. Friday

Metro-North commuters accustomed to standing-room-only are getting some relief this month, as 54 new

Superfreighters are helping Australian railroads retard the drift of freight to the trucking industr

Plans to extend South America's oldest subway system have been approved by Argentina's President Rau

LIRR to Test Electrified RailJAMAICA, N.Y. - For the first time, the Long Island Rail Road w

Federal Railroad Administrator John H. Riley Thursday called officials of strike-bound Springfield T

Northeastern and southern railroads dominate many of Amstar Corp.'s sugar transportation markets, al

CNW Corp. said the Iowa Department of Transportation has acted incompetently in releasing statements

For the week ended Nov. 21 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 10

Santa Fe Railway To Begin RestructuringThe Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway will begin

The strike by 85 union employees of the Galveston Wharves terminal railroad is expected to continue

MidSouth Corp. confirmed it will purchase the financially troubled Gulf & Mississippi Corp. for $1.2

A Guilford Transportation Industries executive predicts labor problems on its New England railroad w

The Interstate Commerce Commission has approved a request by the Montana Public Service Commission t

Children Learn Lesson From Conrail GameConrail has created a board game called Railsafe, to

IC Industries, which is withdrawing from transportation with the spinoff of its Illinois Central Gul

Mazda Motor Corp. may have started something new two years ago when it selected Grand Trunk Railroad

The Interstate Commerce Commission Tuesday heard both industry and government opposition to the Unio

CP, CN Rails Lease Grain Cars From USCanadian National Railways and Canadian Pacific Railway

UNION PACIFIC CORP.'S NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE Drew Lewis, gave indication that the railroad and natural

DSI*Rail Changes Name, OwnershipDSI*Rail has changed its name, become the property of 12 U.S

A federal judge here approved a $35.5 million proposal by the Burlington Northern Railroad Co. to fr

The Supreme Court Monday agreed to decide whether a railroad employee can be denied assistance from

The new Canadian rail deregulation package is the result of Conservatives taking power after two dec

Fare Hike May Squeeze NJ Transit PassengersNEWARK, N.J. - People who ride New Jersey Transit

Rail shippers can look forward to at least four years of rate savings thanks to new Canadian railroa

For the week ended Nov. 14 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 10

The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad has asked the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia

The continuing saga of the limping Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad, a regional carrier that has teet

Guilford Transportation Industries says the hiring of 150 new employees is improving its New England

Norfolk Southern Plans To Buy Back StockNORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk Southern Corp. announced a pl

CP Rail, following a lead from Burlington Northern, is to open its first reload center for lumber in

Drew Lewis, chairman and chief executive officer of Union Pacific Corp., toldfinancial analy

Agency Orders Rails To Buy Safety DeviceWASHINGTON - The Department of Transportation has or

The potential sales of the Southern Pacific Transportation Co. and/or the Santa Fe Southern Pacific

The landmark federal court decision that labor unions must be represented at the negotiating table w

Burlington Northern Railroad has published a new intermodal services guide that provides customers a

Burlington Northern Railroad is negotiating with a group of West Coast investors headed by John Gray

A public hearing was held Friday to receive comment on the Supplemental Environmental Impact Stateme