Rail News

Much like the tows waiting to traverse the locks on the Mississippi River, a strategic plan to improve the inland waterways has seen serious delays.

Although China’s growth has slowed from double-digits down to the high single-digit range, the growth of food consumption is showing no signs of slackening.

Canadian Pacific Railway on Oct. 1 announced that Mike Franczak, executive vice president and COO, has resigned.

Short-line and regional railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. announced yesterday that it has completed the acquisition of RailAmerica, Inc.

Although China’s passenger rail services dwarf those of the United States, its container rail connections dramatically lag its North American rival.

The western railroads provide the vital intermodal link between the West Coast and the eastern half of the country for containerized imports from Asia, and they appear to be taking in stride the cargo

Canadian National Railway is testing two locomotives fueled primarily by natural gas in northern Alberta, a major step in the railroad industry's determination of whether the alternative fuel is feasible.

Surface transportation trade between the U.S. and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, rose...

U.S. intermodal rail shipments rose 0.7 percent year-over-year in the week ending Sept. 22, while carload traffic fell 4.1 percent in the same period, according to the Association of American Railroads.

BNSF Railway’s proposed Southern California International Gateway will eliminate 1.5 million truck trips a year between the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and downtown Los Angeles, the rail

Berkshire Hathaway has roughly a week to explain to the federal government how it will divest itself of two railroads, after the company revealed it owns two carriers other than BNSF Railway.

Investors are scaling back their profit forecasts for several of the major U.S.-based railroads ahead of the release of their third quarter earnings next month, after the carriers saw sluggish growth

The major annual conferences put on by the National Industrial Transportation League and the Intermodal Association of North America will be held at separate locations and dates in 2014 after a decade

The timing and health of shipping peak season is as murky on the rails as it is on the water.

The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles want to bring owners and users of chassis together to develop an operating model for the Southern California gateway.

U.S. intermodal shipments on major railroads in the week ending Sept. 15 rose 3.9 percent year-over-year and 14.8 percent from the prior week, according to the Association of American Railroads.

French auto maker PSA Peugeot-Citroen is selling a 75 percent stake in its Gefco logistics unit to Russian Railways for 800 million euros [$1.05 billion] in the latest deal aimed at cutting its debt.<

The Port of Baltimore could once again become a contender for import cargo bound for the Midwest as a result of the decision by CSX to locate its new intermodal rail terminal near the Port of Baltimor

Canadian Pacific Railway has launched intermodal services to Vancouver that will reduce one-day from the route connecting to Toronto and shave two days off the service to Chicago.

The timing and health of shipping peak season is as murky on the rails and roads as it is on the water.

Shippers dependent on a single major railroad will likely have a harder time contesting rates after the Surface Transportation Board raised the rail industry&rsquo;s after-tax cost of capital for 2011

Intermodal shipments on major railroads rose 3.1 percent year-over-year in the week ending Sept.

CSX Transportation moved closer to providing double-stack service to the Port of Baltimore this week, after railroad, state and city officials chose a site for the more than $90 million intermodal fac

Officials in Yuma County, Ariz., are looking closely at the trade and jobs benefits that reefer rail service could give the region.

Billions of dollars worth of fresh produce and pharmaceuticals cross the Mexican border each year to enter the U.S., and billions more in poultry and meat gets shipped south.

Mexico is hungrier for U.S. poultry meat than any other country. U.S. apples, pears, beef and pork also have huge markets in Mexico.

Transportation and warehousing employment increased 1.9 percent year-over-year in August, the same rate as in July, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Intermodal shipments on major U.S. railroads in August rose 4.3 percent, reaching the second strongest volume for the month on record, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Increasing trucking costs and a looming capacity crunch in the motor carrier industry are leading to a relentless shift of freight from over-the-road trucking to intermodal rail, according to transpor

Canadian National Railway plans to buy more than 2,200 railcars and 1,300 new containers this year to support growing bulk materials and intermodal traffic.

Globaltrans profit stalled in the first half of the year as the increased borrowings by the Russian rail freight operator to finance expansion offset improved operating results.

Russian Railways is reported to be mulling a bid for GEFCO, the transport and logistics arm of French auto manufacturer PSA Peugeot-Citroen.

The next generation of inland ports will likely reflect a post-recession flavor.

When it comes to Mexican rail growth, you haven&rsquo;t seen anything yet.

The Virginia Port Authority said it and the VPA&rsquo;s operating company, Virginia International Terminals, have begun

Intermodal shipments on major U.S. railroads in the week ending Aug. 25 rose 0.8 percent year-over-year but were flat from the prior week, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Three Democratic senators on Wednesday requested that the Government Accountability Office review the safety of the freight and passenger rail systems

Trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, was 6.6 percent higher in June 2012 than in June 2011, totaling $82.6 billion, the Transportation Department reported.