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The seven largest freight railroads trimmed 642 positions from their combined U.S.

Canadian National Railway saw its fourth quarter operating income rise 18.5 percent from a year earlier to $774 million while revenue rose 12.5 percent to $2.1 billion.

CSX Transportation’s net profit rose 42 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier to $430 million, with a revenue gain of 21 percent to $2.82 billion, the railroad announced Monday.

Canadian National Railway and the Canadian Auto Workers union reached a tentative contract agreement early Jan. 24 that heads off a potential strike that was less than a day away.

For railroads and shippers monitoring the Surface Transportation Board’s heavy slate this year, add this to your watch list: The board is likely to have a new look.

When supply chain logisticians explain why the Pacific Northwest is a key option in their four-corners strategy in North America, they sum up their argument in two words: intermodal rail.

National retailers and importers call the idea of spreading use of major North American gateways around the continent a four-corners strategy of supply chain management. That puts U.S.

When the Surface Transportation Board in December slapped Canadian National Railway with an unprecedented $250,000 fine over how it reported roadway blockages, it set off the first flare in what is sh

Faced with the risk that the Obama administration could reject its effort to borrow $553 million from a little-used, low-cost federal rail credit program, the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority

The House Republican Study Committee wants to zero out President Obama's grants program that gives states seed money to develop inter-city passenger rail service and to wipe out annual subsidies as we

Trucking companies are telling Union Pacific Railroad are indicating they want to push a greater share of their freight onto trains for long-haul transport, says James R.

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Union Pacific Railroad, capping what it called the most profitable year in the railroad’s history, reported a $775 million net profit in the fourth quarter on Thursday that was 41 percent better than

Rick Gabrielson of Target and George Schember, vice president, corporate transportation and logistics at Cargill, will receive the first Connie awards to be presented at an event in the Midwest by the

The Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority is slashing its request for a federal rail program loan to $83.7 million from an earlier $553 million, in a bid to lock in the federal credit to help rest

House Republicans are wasting no time asserting their new majority on transportation programs.

The penchant of environmental regulators to set goals calling for the use of technology not fully developed is raising alarms for the transportation industry.

Across North America’s railroads, intermodal traffic is running strong.

Members of four union groups at the two major Canadian railways voted to strike if negotiations fail by deadlines late this month and early next month.

Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation acquired Optimodal, the largest intermodal chemical sector service provider in the United States.

Traffic surged at major North American railroads in the first full week of January, compared with the same point in 2010, as bulk carload shipments jumped 16.1 percent and intermodal moves increased 7

The new chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, signaling domestic transport goals similar to those of the Obama administration, says he wants to advance several initiatives

Canadian Pacific Railway will spend between $964 million to $1.065 billion this year for capital projects, saying the money will help it meet rising demand for rail freight service while cutting costs

The Surface Transportation Board will hold a May 3 public hearing to start the first review in over a decade of regulations that some shippers say allow major railroads to hold many freight customers

Freight railroads, shippers and railcar leasing firms across North America pulled 1,539 freight cars out of storage in December, as they prepped more equipment for cargo service in the months ahead.

The Department of Transportation's efforts to lock in remaining funds from the 2009 economic stimulus package have it closing in on the main target -- obligating all $48.1 billion that was allocated i

For Jonathan Gold, 2010 was a year for lessons. For Donna Lemm, 2011 is about hope. And for George Macko, the trucking concerns of today will be with us into 2012.

Union Pacific Railroad expanded its intermodal volume about 20 percent in 2010 from 2009, and did that at a remarkably profitable pace, increasing its revenue per intermodal unit an industry-leading 8

After more than three years of struggle between railroads and disgruntled freight shippers over how to write industrywide rules for disputes over rates and service, both sides face the prospect of let

Railcar and barge manufacturer Greenbrier Companies lost $2.3 million in its fiscal first quarter ending Nov.

North American intermodal and global logistics firm Pacer International picked industry veteran Daniel L.

North America’s major railroads saw intermodal volume rise 14.7 percent in 2010, while their railcar loads of commodities and bulk shipments including automobiles, lumber and chemicals rose 9.4 percen

Private short line operator Patriot Rail completed its acquisition of six small rail lines from paper industry firm Weyerhaeuser, giving the new owner 13 short lines in all.

The Surface Transportation Board is proposing a new regulation that would ensure Amtrak’s intercity passenger train system can keep operating even if an emergency knocks out its normal routes.

The Intermodal Association of North America elected a chairman, vice chair, treasurer and five directors, the board announced Jan. 5.

Intermodal middleman firm Pacer International said it replaced its credit financing arrangements with a new deal that cuts interest rates and fees and shrinks to two from eleven the number of particip

Norfolk Southern Railway on Dec.

Oregon International Port of Coos Bay finalized a transaction with Union Pacific Railroad transferring ownership of 23 miles of the Coos Bay rail line to the port.

The Surface Transportation Board rejected a claim by agricultural shipper Cargill that BNSF Railway was "double-dipping" in how the carrier assessed fuel surcharges, but the STB will let Cargill pursu

Intermodal traffic for U.S.