Rail News

Track repair and construction workers in Canada are poised to strike Canadian Pacific Railway about

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Railcar builder Greenbrier, which lost $6.1 million in it

Chassis pools are on a roll. After years when Maher Terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Fortress Investment Group, a holder of private equity and

Without as much freight moving through the rail system, it follows that railroads wouldn't have a ne

Service-contract negotiations in the trans-Pacific trades aren't what they used to be. This spring's

Consolidated Chassis Management currently operates pools with 35,000 chassis that are managed by two

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Even before intermodal service company Pacer Internationa

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and BNSF Railway Company this week agreed in pr

Commercial developer The Allen Group finalized an agreement with BNSF Railway for land purchase righ

In the week ended May 5, the good weather did nothing to improve declining freight traffic on U.S. r

Union Pacific Railroad has pulled out of its partnership arrangement with Hutchison Port Holdings, c

Soft real estate and auto markets cut net income at Florida East Coast Industries in half in the fir

On Tuesday CSX Corp. announced it will buy back an additional $1 billion of its stock.The Ja

Amid the continuing shift from trailers to containers, overall domestic intermodal traffic declined

Fortress Investment Group, an asset manager with more than $35 billion in assets, secured an agreeme

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.After a tough first three months for rail freight traffic

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.They are much different in size and their first-quarter p

This year's freight slowdown has left carriers hurting, but they're not the only ones. Intermodal eq

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.While labor disputes have been the biggest news lately co

On Monday BNSF Railway Co. said it deployed liquefied natural gas hostler trucks to move containers

Dallas-based railcar manufacturer Trinity Industries boosted profit and increased its backlog to the

Revenue at Concord, Calif.-based intermodal and logistics provider Pacer International dipped slight

Railcar builder Greenbrier, which lost $6.1 million in its second quarter ending Feb. 28, launched a

Carload and intermodal freight on U.S. railroads suffered in week 17 and the month of April from wea

Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Railway on May 21 will launch an expedited service for d

Edward Hamberger, president and CEO of the Association of American Railroads, will be the luncheon s

Canadian National Railway wants to generate new business by serving the growing demand for alternati

Cost controls and a new product mix enhanced profits and sales at Chicago-based FreightCar America,

Short line and regional freight railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming battled declining freight vo

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.In a $2.4 billion deal, private equity funds of the Fortr

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Canada''s government put an end to one railroad strike at

Kathryn McQuade will join Canadian Pacific as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.A 35 percent first-quarter profit gain at Hub Group - an

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.After a second close-up review by the Federal Railroad Ad

North American railroads took in more money per load in the first quarter, even as they hauled fewer

Canadian National Railway promoted Jim Vena to senior vice-president, Eastern Region. Vena replaces

Railcar provider GATX earned net profit of $34.9 million on revenue of $274.9 million in the first q

Kansas City Southern increased revenue 6 percent to $411.3 million in the first quarter due to stron

April is turning out to be a chilly month for rail freight traffic, as major U.S. carriers reported