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Shippers are increasingly turning to railroads instead of trucks to tap the booming surface trade between the U.S. and its closest neighbors.

Major eastern U.S. railroads stand to gain whether or not the Panama Canal expansion brings more freight to the ports they serve.

U.S. intermodal shipments on major railroads in the week ending June 2 rose 4.1 percent year-over-year but fell 12.6 percent from the week before, according to the Association of American Railroads.

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CIT Rail has ordered 3,500 tank and covered hopper railcars, as the railcar lessor sees more demand for equipment tied to domestic energy and plastic resin production.

Transportation and warehousing added 36,000 jobs in May, the largest gain of any industry in a month when only 69,000 jobs were added to non-farm payrolls, according to

With the end of the Canadian Pacific Railway strike

U.S. intermodal shipments on major railroads in the week ending May 26 rose 4.3 percent year-over-year and 1.2 percent from the week before, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Port Metro Vancouver, the Canadian port that has taken the brunt of the strike against Canadian Pacific Railway, is prepared to implement an orderly return to business if the railroad resumes operatio

The restart of Canadian Pacific Railway service has been pushed back to at least Friday after legislation intended to end the strike by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference stalled in the Canadian Sen

Shippers appear to be increasingly turning to rail instead of truck when it comes to bringing high-value loads across the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico.

The value of surface transportation trade between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico hit a monthly record in March, topping $85.7 billion.

Canadian Pacific Railway shippers came a step closer to getting their raw materials and goods moving again after Canada’s House of Commons

Canadian Pacific Railway shippers could see their raw materials and products move once again Thursday, as accelerated legislation to end a six-day strike takes effect, according to a report.

Canadian Pacific Railway said it will have to lay off up 3,400 workers if the union doesn’t e

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is providing a model of what one state government can do to promote maritime trade.

Container Corporation of India’s net profit stayed almost flat year-over-year at $160 million in fiscal 2011-12 ended March 31 as the state-owned intermodal logistics provider was hit by rising

Intermodal freight volume hauled by U.S. railroads rose 3.1 percent in the week ending May 19, as containerized intermodal freight continued a steady ascent.

CSX Transportation CEO Michael Ward said he would prefer West Coast port growth to East Coast port expansion, because shipments from the West would less likely be diverted to trucks.

The Canadian government plans to introduce legislation on Monday that would end a rail strike at Canadian Pacific Railway.

The Canadian government is ready to legislate the end of the

RailAmerica said it is in preliminary discussions with third parties regarding the potential sale of the short-line and regional railroad holding company.

Canadian Pacific Railway suspended Canadian service on Wednesday after union workers began a strike early in the day.

Canadian Labor Minister Lisa Raitt plans to meet with representatives of Canadian Pacific and a railroad union today in an effort to prevent a looming strike.

The owner of RailAmerica, a short line and regional railroad holding company, is reportedly trying to find a buyer for a 56 percent stake in the company, according to a report.

The Antwerp Port Authority has joined a consortium to operate a new rail freight terminal across the border of the Netherlands.

Just days after William Ackman, an activist investor, wrested control of Canadian Pacific Railroad, the honeymoon is already over.

You’d be hard pressed to find a better barometer than intermodal traffic of the road ahead for U.S. shippers and transportation providers.

The Obama administration’s loosening of restrictions on a costly crash-avoidance technology mandate this month did little to bring great joy to major U.S. railroads.

U.S. intermodal rail shipments in the week ending May 12 rose 3 percent year-over-year and was nearly flat from the previous week, according to the Association of American Railroads.

William Ackman, an activist investor, won a resounding victory on Thursday in wrestling control of

Georgian Railway plans to raise around $250 million from an initial public offering of 25 percent of its shares in London to finance its international freight operations.

With transportation representing the biggest cost factor in the domestic supply chain, retailers are locating their inland distribution facilities as close to rail ramps as possible, an industrial rea

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday said the city plans to open a $200 million hub next year, as the city attempts to boost international volume through O’Hare International Airport.

A Memphis native who got his start as a carman-oiler in 1963 found himself four decades later running Canadian National Railway, the largest freight railroad in Canada.

U.S. intermodal rail shipments in the week ending May 5 rose 3 percent year-over-year but slipped 1.4 percent from the previous week, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Schneider National and BNSF Railway have extended their intermodal partnership by signing a multiyear contract, giving customers of the latter “truck-like” reliability as over-the-road cap

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Thursday said the rail industry will save up to $775 million over 20 years through revisions made to a costly crash-avoidance technology mandate.

Freight ton-miles carried by the for-hire transportation industry fell 0.8 percent in March from February, the Transportat

Pacer International and CSX Transportation have extended their partnership through a new multiyear agreement, giving the intermodal middleman more opportunity to tap the Eastern shift of cargo from th