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Intermodal shipments on major U.S. railroads in the week ending Aug. 18 rose 3.6 percent year-over-year and 1.7 percent from the prior week, according to the Association of American Railroads.

A CSX Transportation train hauling coal derailed shortly after midnight Tuesday outside of Baltimore, killing two women who were on the tracks, according to reports.

U.S. intermodal shippers aren’t just getting faster service, they’re also enjoying something rare in the railroad industry: pricing relief.

Canadian Pacific Railway is looking within for profit by improving its existing network, while its larger rival wants to build a multibillion-dollar line to tap iron ore exports.

The Obama administration on Friday made $473 million in funding originally allocated to earmark projects available to states.

Intermodal shipments on major U.S. railroads in the week ending Aug. 11 rose 3.2 percent year-over-year but were flat from the prior week, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Canadian National Railway will spend $35 million to improve frac sand shipment service in Wisconsin after signing a multiyear agreement with Superior Silica Sands.

Union Pacific Railway will spend $20 million to test 25 locomotives with emissions-reducing technology in California, as the railroad works to meet new federal pollution standards that begin in 2015.

Congress should extend the timeline for a costly crash-avoidance technology mandate because most of the railroads won’t meet the end of 2015 deadline, the Federal Railroad Administration recomme

Dan Elliot didn’t exactly light the room on fire in late May when he told shippers the Surface Transportation Board would act soon to respond to their railroad pricing concerns.

There are plenty of signs suggesting shippers and transportation providers should expect a mediocre peak shipping season, but international intermodal isn’t one of them.

A group of mining companies have agreed to work with Canadian National Railway to move forward on plans to build rail line in northern Quebec, the railroad said on Friday.

Intermodal shipments on major U.S. railroads in the week ending Aug.

Container traffic at the Port of Prince Rupert hit a monthly high in July, as traffic rose 5.5 percent year-over-year to 48,977 20-foot equivalent units.

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The rate of profit growth major U.S. railroads can wring out of weak volume increases appears to be shrinking.

Canadian Pacific Railway shippers worried that E. Hunter Harrison would immediately push for tighter scheduling can take solace in recent comments by the railroad's new CEO and president.

Transportation and warehousing employment increased 1.9 percent year-over-year in July, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

North American intermodal growth isn’t just driving volume on the major railroads, with the expanding transport mode boosting traffic 19 percent on short line railroads so far this year.

Transportation infrastructure ground to a halt and at least one person was killed as Typhoon Saola made landfall in eastern Taiwan on Thursday.

U.S. intermodal traffic on the major railroads in July rose 5.6 percent year-over-year, hitting a record high for the month, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Genesee & Wyoming profit jumped 17 percent year-over-year to $36.4 million, as higher fuel surcharges and improved operations helped the short-line railroad operator offset a 6.9 percent decline i

Major North American railroads and shippers say they support more federally sponsored arbitration, but the carriers can’t get onboard with the current proposal requiring them to opt-out instead

Diesel prices in the U.S. rose for the fourth straight week, climbing 1.3 cents in the week ending July 30 as oil prices slipped.

Colorado’s San Luis Valley is a favorite destination among railroad fans.

Refrigerated rail operator Railex will spend up to $20 million to build a 500,000-square-foot bonded wine storage and distribution center next to its transload center in Wallula, Wash.

Food importers won a reprieve from setting up verification programs for foreign suppliers, a delay that has angered consumer and food safety groups.

The maritime industry is no longer the oft-ignored stepchild in Washington, but increased pats on the head from Congress and President Obama have yet to translate to significant raises in allowance.

The fledgling refrigerated domestic intermodal sector is growing this summer as industry pioneer Rail Logistics Cold Train adds 200 53-foot reefer containers and moves into new service lanes on the Ea

Intermodal shipments on major U.S. railroads in the week ending July 21 rose 6.2 percent year-over-year but were flat from the prior week, according to the Association of American Railroads.

The Surface Transportation Board wants to change rules to ensure all captive shippers have a "meaningful way" to challenge railroad rates and says it is still considering a shipper proposal

RailAmerica, a short-line and regional holding company subject to an acquisition by Genesee & Wyoming, saw its profit jump 28.7 percent on 3.6 percent volume increase.

Canadian Pacific Railway blamed a nine-day strike and costs accrued from a manag

A 13 percent jump in intermodal volume and a nine-day strike at its main rival d

Norfolk Southern profit in the second quarter fell 5.9 percent year-over-year to $524 million, as a 15 percent plunge in coal revenue kept total revenue growth nearly flat.

Rail Logistics-Cold Train is expanding its refrigerated intermodal service, bringing its container fleet up to 300 53-foot units and adding East Coast destinations.

Genesee & Wyoming is buying RailAmerica in a $1.4 billion deal that would combine the two largest short-line and regional railroad operators in North America.

Shippers aren’t waiting for the Surface Transportation Board to address railroad customer pricing concerns and carriers’ ability to make enough money to invest in their networks.

Pessimists looking for signs of a poor U.S. economy for the rest of the year should look elsewhere than on the railroads.

The class-action price-fixing lawsuit looming over the United States’ four largest railroads will likely rival the attention analysts give to sluggish coal traffic during second quarter earnings