Rail News

Railroad Expands Area Of RoadRailer ServiceNORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk Southern Corp., through it

NASA, 35th annual experimental aircraft association fly-in convention, July 31-Aug. 7, Oshkosh, Wis.

The 63rd Street subway tunnel under New York's East River always was structurally safe, but the Tra

The Interstate Commerce Commission said it will not play an intrusive role in the divestiture of eit

Rails Offer to Extend Stand-alone Cost SystemThe nation's railroads said they are willing to

Dukakis: Boston-NYC Fast Train Is Best IdeaMassachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis says a fast tr

Queen Elizabeth II formally opened the 77 million ($122 million) light railroad system built to car

Structural changes in the U.S. railroad industry will not succeed unless management works more close

NEAR GOLD CREEK, Alaska - Out in the untamed isolation where Everett Bolz lives, there is no town, n

Ford Motor Co. hopes late vehicle deliveries and lack of coordination between rail and truck carrier

Guilford Transportation Industries is quietly spreading its Springfield Terminal Co. over more and m

Mag-Lev Florida, a representative of a group of Japanese firms involved in high-speed rail projects,

Railroad Reform Talks Near a Critical StageTalks aimed at forging a compromise on railroad r

For the week ended July 18 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 99

US Leasing Expanding Its Fleet of RailcarsUnited States Leasing International Inc. said that

The Australian Railway Industry Committee is helping to boost exports of Australian railroad product

China's trains have carried at least 3.5 million passengers more than usual in July, and officials h

Executives expect moderate growth for Conrail during the second half of 1987 although automotive shi

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and French President Francois Mitterrand exchanged ratified

CNW Income Fell In Second QuarterCNW Corp. reported second quarter net income decreased to $

Norfolk Opens Terminal for VehiclesMERIDIAN, Miss. - Norfolk Southern opened a new vehicle u

It's barely two weeks old, but the fledging Red River Valley and Western Railroad is looking to grow

Norfolk Southern Corp. earned $122.4 million, or 64 cents a share, in the second quarter, down 14 pe

A key Senate committee approved legislation to allow the federal government to discipline unsafe rai

L.B. Foster Co. Sells Track Work DivisionL.B. Foster Co. sold the assets of its track work d

Two Canadian railroads and their unions are awaiting a report by Labor Commissioner Douglas Stanley

Construction will begin this fall on Metro-North's Park Avenue tunnel now that the contractor has ba

The fate of a number of legislative and public policy debates in Washington may determine the econom

Fences soon will go up along sections of the Long Island Rail Road main line, even though the federa

Southern Pacific Transportation Corp. said traffic is moving smoothly along its Siskiyou Line in wes

Merrill Lynch Program Targets Conrail LaborMerrill Lynch announced it will establish individ

A long-simmering debate over whether the 1980 federal deregulation of the railroad industry went too

Legal authority to police railroad employees could help the government solve some of the industry's

Demand for steel and aluminum railroad cars to haul coal has not met the expectations of car manufac

New Steel Train Runs To Reduce Travel TimeThe Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co. started a new

Rail's Tracing System Attracting CustomersSanta Fe Railway said it's handling nearly 300 cal

The Chicago and North Western Transportation Co.'s Global I double-stack yard has seen business grow

Expanded intermodal rail services, including double-stack operations, will not scuttle revenue and e

Railroad workers will seek a direct role in operating the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific railways, in

Arkansas Best Corp.'s second quarter earnings fell to $1.9 million, or 18 cents a share, from $7.3 m