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A tax law change that would save the nation's railroads several hundred million dollars was added to

The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad's unions are awaiting their day in a U.S. appeals court which th

Profit-sharing is becoming an increasingly popular practice within the short- line and regional rail

Tennessee Valley Authority said it bought 17,500 tons of steam coal under six spot market contracts

Todd Shipyards Corp. says a seat on its board of directors has been filled by James E. Sowell, who i

Pipelines that used to carry gasoline and heating oil across the Midwest are carrying something else

AVIATION The first wave of factual reports on the crash of Northwest Airlines' Flight 255 re

Saudi Arabia's apparent interest in buying a substantial minority stake in Exxon's European refining

West Coast members of the Inland Boatmen's Union have put down their picket signs and returned to wo

The Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp. will spend the next few weeks weighing the seven offers it has r

National Association of Professional Insurance Agents meets Oct. 25-28 in Chicago for annual convent

Toyota, Nissan Report Modest Export GainsJapan's two largest automakers, Toyota Motor Corp.

Czechoslovak media criticized the transferable ruble as incapable of reflecting real costs, followin

Mexico's stock market started tumbling last week in its first major reverse in a year of spectacular

Currency traders have become even more bearish toward the dollar in the wake of last week's disappoi

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

The chairman of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee is leading an attempt to break the

Truck With Explosives Called Moving HazardGUNNISON, Colo. - A truck trailer bound from Utah

Crude oil prices topped $20 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Friday, in anticipation of

Transamerica Corp. reported operating income from continuing operations of $91.37 million, or $1.16

Whirlpool Corp. announced it has entered into a joint venture agreement to manufacture major applian

Talks between Japanese and U.S. officials over the removal of $300 million in sanctions on Japanese

Exactly two months after the fatal crash of Northwest Airlines Flight 255 killed 156 people, the fir

The committee representing Texaco Inc. shareholders in the company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy case aske

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Canadian Great Lakes carriers expressed relief at the news of a tentative agreement reached between

Petroleum Heat & Power Co. retails more home heating oil than anyone else in the United States, yet

Baytree Investors Inc.'s attempt to take over U.S. Truck Lines Inc. has turned hostile. On F

Hong Kong's electronics industry, heavily backed by American money, is striving to shake off its rep

A Wall Street coal industry analyst sees a positive sign for coal management and union labor negotia

After winning House approval, a $25 million program to warn workers inhigh- risk jobs they face incr

There is guarded optimism within the Australian coal industry that the coking coal price slump has h

Emery Reduces Glycerine PricesEmery Chemicals announced a 3-cent-a-pound roll-back on the li

Critical Week for Dow After Record LossesThe stock market faces a critical test this week fo

Brazil's Senate may vote as early as Wednesday on a computer software law that is the latest issue i

1088.5 (Oct. 15) Previous day - 1085.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

The port of Milwaukee is reporting a 28 percent rise in cargo tonnage for the year up to September.<

OK, GOOD BUDDY, you're cleared to land, 10-4? That type of slang might work between truckers

Fri., Oct. 16, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY'S year-long rate war finally is abating, according to analysts. Althou