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The slowdown in track work by North American railroads got slower in June, as a big monthly drop in

There was nothing Genesee & Wyoming could do this year to bring its net income into a range comp

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Railcar builder National Steel Car is looking beyond this

During the railroad boom of the 19th century, cattlemen and farmers on the Great Plains looked to Ka

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.The private equity world''s attention to the railroad ind

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Even in the face of declining freight volumes, flooding a

Related Story:Taking the SurveyThis is an exciting time for rail freight shippers, who s

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.The U.S. rail regulator Surface Transportation Board saw

Rail Traffic fell 2.7 percent in the week ended July 21. With some improvements in grain, chemicals

Pennsylvania state prosecutors on Thursday filed misdemeanor charges against Norfolk Southern in con

The nation's Class I railroads say strong cooperation among carriers has helped bring coal inventori

Sales plummeted for FreightCar America, the Chicago-based manufacturer of railroad freight cars. Rev

Kansas City Southern improved its operating ratio and its bottom line with strong pricing in the sec

A combination of firm pricing and cost-cutting allowed Norfolk Southern to enjoy a 5 percent earning

Canadian National on Monday reported modest profits in the first half of the year, and cut by half i

Canadian Pacific Railway had a strong second quarter with increases in revenue and volume unmatched

Higher yields pulled revenue up in the second quarter for BNSF, but soaring fuel costs cut deeply in

The Alameda Corridor is handling more containers than ever, and if the trend continues, the agency t

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.In the July 16, 2007, special report on intermodal shippi

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.A proposed transloading operation in Massachusetts is ad

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Norfolk Southern and short-line specialist Watco plan a j

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Opponents of spreading federal rail preemption powers to

Higher intermodal revenue offset declines in logistics and truck brokerage for Hub Group in the seco

Union Pacific earned second quarter net income of $446 million, up 14 percent compared to $390 milli

At a time when rail freight traffic is slumping and car orders have slid, Canada's National Industri

After a major newspaper reported a private equity takeover bid was brewing for Canadian Pacific Rail

Container and chassis lessor Interpool prepared to close on its takeover by Fortress Investment Grou

CSX earnings for the second quarter fell 17 percent compared with a year ago, when hurricane related

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Kansas City Southern Railway and CenterPoint Properties s

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Greenbrier, a major rail equipment manufacturer, reported

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Just a month after saying it would buy an intermodal spec

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.The summer was supposed to bring balmy relief to Western

Overall rail volume decreased again in the week ended July 7 as floods in Texas and Kansas retarded

Bourque Data Systems and Satamatics integrated their satellite communications networks to develop mo

CenterPoint Properties formed a partnership with Kansas City Southern Railway to develop a 1,300-acr

Railcar manufacturer the Greenbrier Companies boosted earnings 22 percent in the quarter ended May 3

Hub Group and Intermodal Partners mutually agreed Monday to call off the acquisition they had announ

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Deutsche Bahn is expanding its logistics business and its

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.BNSF Railway and Ridge Property Trust are planning a majo

Burlington Northern Santa Fe reopened early Monday morning a major route for transporting coal throu