Rail News

The sharp divisions within the Interstate Commerce Commission over the sale of short-line railroads

A passenger train slammed into a railroad crane laying new track Monday, knocking both locomotives a

The U.S. Army has asked barge companies and railroads to bid on the shipment of more than 2 million

Conrail Invests In New TerminalConrail announced it is investing $1.35 million in a new Roch

Thanks to the Burlington Northern Railroad, black bears and grizzlies are moseying over to a natural

Appeals Court Asked To Rule on P&LE CaseLawyers for the 14 unions that were ordered back to

Rail freight traffic continued to spurt in September, rising 7.3 percent from September 1986.

The Interstate Commerce Commission this weekend will lift the stay on the sale of a 2,000-mile short

A federal judge in Pittsburgh Thursday afternoon ordered striking workers to return to their jobs a

Burlington Northern Inc. earned $127 million in the third quarter, or $1.70 a share, compared with $

For the week ended Sept. 26, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

Group Pushes Congress For Better Safety LawsWith a promise not to let loved ones die in vain

NYC Seeks to Broaden Transit Voucher UseThe city is investigating the possibility of letting

A negotiating session between representatives of 14 striking labor unions and the management of the

Consolidated Rail Corp. raised the roofs on 100 boxcars by 21 inches to increase capacity to move au

Major railroads are making a strong sales pitch to hazardous waste shippers emphasizing a number of

R. Drucker to Chair Transportation GroupLITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Ronald W. Drucker, president and

Former Conrail commuters have reached the end of the line in their battle to retrieve monetary damag

Railroads are going after the growing hazardous waste transportation business, a market to date serv

The Canadian railroad CP Rail has offered to operate commuter trains over its access line to the Por

Representatives of 14 striking rail labor unions will resume separate negotiations this week with th

A strike by Amtrak maintenance workers disrupted train service along the New Haven line between Bost

The railway system owned by the Australian government has embarked on its largest annual investment

Rail Tunnel in NY Undergoes RepairsOAKLAND, Calif. - Kaiser Engineers has begun work on a $6

Jim Decker is tearing his hair out trying to find equipment. Mr. Decker, the president of the Los An

The Interstate Commerce Commission said it will consider rules changes that govern exemption procedu

C&NW Agrees to Sell Track Sections in Wis.The Chicago and North Western Transportation Co. h

Norfolk Southern Corp. may not follow exactly the lead of its chief competitor, CSX Corp., and acqui

For the week ended Sept. 19 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

The U.S. Supreme Court will confront several transportation-related cases in its new term, including

The House Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism and Hazardous Materials opened an investigation in

CSX Corp. reported earnings of $95 million, or 61 cents a share, for the third quarter, up 23 percen

Ohio River Barge Rates Plunge About 30 PointsBarge freight rates on the Ohio River plunged a

Unions representing the 750 striking workers from the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Wednesday blas

CP Rail has repeated an offer to run commuter trains, at no profit, over its access line to the port

The National Transportation Safety Board, in a report on the 1986 derailment and fire in Miamisburg,

Major revamping of sales forces and refocusing of marketing efforts have enabled railroads to surviv

The Railway Labor Executives Association will delay submitting its proposal to acquire the Southern

The Interstate Commerce Commission Tuesday said it approved the speedy sale of the strike-bound Pitt

Union Pacific Railroad has acquired two partners in a project to develop electronic train control sy