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UPS called this week for the creation of a federal Railroad Trust Fund to pay for needed capacity ex

Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was down from last year during the week ended April 7, the Associa

OTTAWA -- Canadian National Railway on Wednesday faced new strikes by conductors and yard workers wh

A union vote count that will be released at the close of the business day on April 10 could allow a

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.In a major disruption to one of the nation''s principal r

At a time when the U.S. coal market has cooled and prices are falling rapidly, Western carrier Union

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Illustrating the close ties between freight railroads and

Berkshire Hathaway, the investment firm controlled by Warren Buffett, substantially added to its inv

Pacer International, the non-asset based North America third-party logistics and freight transportat

Canadian National Railway launched a logistics unit April 9 to increase its rail business through ma

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.After battling severe weather disruptions, working throug

Maersk Line earned $1.3 billion in 2005 and lost $568 million last year. The world's largest contain

Illustrating the close ties between freight railroads and industrial shippers, Norfolk Southern said

Both carload and intermodal numbers were down on U.S. railroads last month, the Association of Ameri

Norfolk Southern, the fourth-largest U.S. railroad, joined a growing list of freight companies to wa

Intermodal transportation giant Pacer International is reducing expectations for the first quarter b

The Greenbrier Companies, railcar manufacturer based in Lake Oswego, Ore., lost money in its most re

In a major disruption to one of the nation's principal rail cargoes, a series of powerful winter sto

For the princely sum of C$20 million (US$17.3 million), Canadian National Railway is building a tran

NTSB Report:? Synopsis of the Report from NTSB? Video of Board MeetingThe 2005 head-

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Weeks after rejecting a $2.33 billion loan request from t

For the year ended Dec. 31, 2006, Canadian Pacific earned C$796.3 million (US$689 million) on revenu

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.A "focused inspection" of CSX Transportation''s system in

Lance Dvorak had a problem. As purchasing manager for BSI Door Hardware, he was worried about gettin

Shippers and carriers acknowledge that U.S. port and intermodal transportation infrastructure is in

Norfolk Southern named three people this week to senior positions in the company's finance, law and

Norfolk Southern Railway and BNSF Railway are will begin testing a technologically advanced braking

Four railroad companies turned to a popular software maker to meet STB fuel surcharge requirements b

Short line railroad operator RailAmerica added three new vice presidents to its executive roster thi

When the Federal Railroad Administration released a report on March 27 citing CSX for 199 serious sa

An industry analyst warned that federal agencies have not addressed the increasing need for intermod

Widespread declines in volume hit the U.S. railroad industry in the week ended March 24. Without the

Canadian National Railway on Thursday forecast first-quarter earnings per share to fall five to 10 p

Bombardier ended a tough year with a very strong fourth quarter. In the three months ended Jan. 31,

Norfolk Southern will buy back 75 million shares of its common stock, the board of directors said Ma

Union Pacific ended March 27 its embargo on new service from all stations on the Joint Line serving

The Federal Railroad Administration on March 27 submitted a blistering inspection report concerning

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.The smallest of the top-tier Class I railroads in

The fireball that erupted over CSX Transportation tracks at Oneida, N.Y., early March 12 soon lit up

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Major U.S. railroads are starting to revamp fuel surcharg