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Double stack container trains are arriving in this city in ever-increasing numbers - each bringing i

The Interstate Commerce Commission granted labor a rare victory, ordering Guilford Transportation In

The Grand Trunk Western Railroad's field sales offices were just not equipped to do the kind of deal

CP Rail is looking to improved technology to cut operating costs on its 15,000-mile system.

Monorail Seen as Boon To Job Mart, EconomyNEWARK, N.J. - A monorail connecting Newark and El

RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE REMAINS POPULAR AT LEAST WITH THE PRESS, based on the recent public test run

The largest-ever convention of officials of short-line and regional railroads convened here Sunday,

GE Railcar Purchases Richmond Tank AssetsSTAMFORD, Conn. - Chicago-based GE Railcar Services

Seven labor groups have filed suit against the city of Galveston, Texas, over its plan to sell its 3

L. Stanley Crane, chairman and chief executive officer of Conrail, stepped up his campaign against l

A three-judge panel at the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia is considering a plea

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

Sen. J. James Exon, D-Neb., said Thursday that his subcommittee will not vote on nominees for two se

Conrail Brakeman Says Engineer Used DrugsA former Conrail brakeman told a grand jury that he

Amtrak to Shift Passenger StationAmtrak has announced that it will shift its passenger stati

The Interstate Commerce Commission Wednesday heard management and labor debate how much labor protec

The on-time performance for NJ Transit rush-hour commuter trains slipped from 88 percent in August t

IC Industries, which is spinning off its Illinois Central Gulf Railroad unit to shareholders, has be

Two Sea-Land Corp. trucking subsidiaries formally will become a part of CSX Corp.'s new intermodal s

National railroads are flocking to a new clearinghouse designed to check the creditworthiness of shi

New York City Comptroller Harrison J. Goldin said Tuesday that two citizens' groups in Brooklyn and

Conrail to Revamp Terminal Near AlbanyConsolidated Rail Corp. will spend more than $2 millio

The Interstate Commerce Commission again found itself at the deep end of a torrent of criticism Tues

State-owned Indian Railways is inviting global tenders for 40 electric locomotives of 6,000 horsepow

The supporters of railroad deregulation kicked off a campaign Monday to defeat legislative attempts

Prompted by too-long trains and too-short platforms, double-deck railcars will soon be rolling in Bo

NYC Authority Seeks To Spruce Up SubwaysThe Transit Authority has proposed a $2.7 billion bu

Thailand's railways are confronted with a deepening financial crisis and the losses have become so b

Southern Pacific Train Stripped of 50 VCRsLooters ambushed a Southern Pacific Railroad freig

Canadian National could still achieve a profit close to C$100 million this year despite a five-day r

The Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp. will spend the next few weeks weighing the seven offers it has r

Profit-sharing is becoming an increasingly popular practice within the short- line and regional rail

The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad's unions are awaiting their day in a U.S. appeals court which th

When Marcus S. Kostolich had his own bulk transport company, he feared having to compete against the

BN Workers Testify In Amtrak Crash ProbeOTTUMWA, Iowa - Three Burlington Northern Railroad w

For the week ended Oct. 3 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 110

In an effort to boost its declining share of the cargo market, the Deutsche Bundesbahn, the West Ger

SFSP Plans to Sell Santa Fe Timber StockSanta Fe Southern Pacific Corp. will sell all the st

Kansas City Southern Industries and the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad confirmed that they wer

About 2,500 executives representing shippers, shippers agents, equipment manufacturers, port authori