Rail News

Profits at Dallas-based manufacturer Trinity Industries more than doubled in the fourth quarter and

Short line railroad operator RailAmerica named John Giles as its new CEO, effective immediately, as

Sales for rail industry product manufacturer Wabtec Corporation of Wilmerding, Pa., hit a record in

It might be the end, or at least the start of the end. A crippling 13-day Canadian National Railway

The triple punch of a strike on the main part of Canadian National Railway's system, severe winter w

The United Transportation Union's strike against Canadian National Railway, involving 2,800 conducto

Canadian National Railway said talks with the union representing 2,800 striking freight train conduc

The Intermodal Association of North America added as a membership benefit a fuel card program with T

As U.S. manufacturers of industrial products follow the lead of consumer products manufacturers in o

The United Transportation Union is battling railroads on several fronts, locked in a series of

Fortress Investment Group completed the $1.1 billion acquisition of RailAmerica. The short line has

Commissioners at the Port of Vancouver, Wash. have approved a $1.5-million contract for the construc

The three-way battle that has led to a strike at Canadian National Railway just opened up a fourth f

The federal government released the first $25 million toward funding a $1.5 billion project aimed at

FreightCar America this week elected Thomas M. Fitzpatrick as non-executive Chairman of its Board of

Freight volume on U.S. railroads fell 4.2 percent overall in the sixth week of the year, according t

Florida East Coast Industries, a railway and commercial real estate venture headquartered in Coral G

American Railcar Industries earned substantially more money on slightly lower revenue in the fourth

With the last of the financial reports in from the top class of freight railroads in North America,

As intermodal growth slowed throughout the market in the fourth quarter, Hub Group relied on large i

Short line operator Genesee & Wyoming boosted profits primarily through acquisitions, while losi

When the Alameda Corridor opened in 2002, the 22-mile expressway for trains solved Southern Californ

Stockholders of short line railroad RailAmerica voted to approve a merger in which the company will

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.RailRunner, a specialty equipment provider for short-haul

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Two federal agencies took steps that could soon clear the

Yard-service workers and conductors in the United Transportation Union initiated a strike at Canadia

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Under a rail safety pilot project, Federal Railroad Admin

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.The Surface Transportation Board''s task - to simplify th

Logistics provider Pacer International Inc. on Wednesday reported net profit increased in the fourth

Rail volumes remained soft in week 5 of the year 2007, according to figures available from the Assoc

FreightCar America sales in the fourth quarter were $390.8 million, up 46 percent from a year ago. N

The head of the United Transportation Union -- a 125,000-member union that includes train conductors

Fourth quarter intermodal volume grew at the slowest pace since a decline in 2001. The 0.6 percent i

As contract talks continue between Canadian National Railway and the United Transportation Union's 2

Record revenue in the fourth quarter closed out a good year for Kansas City Southern railway. Profit

CSX Transportation expanded its electronic tool kit with a performance measure to track interchanges

inland bills of ladingMaersk Line, the world's largest container carrier will slash the numb

Under a rail safety pilot project, Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Boardman said rail workers

Rail shippers are hailing a Surface Transportation Board ruling ordering railroads to stop setting f

Negotiators for the nation's largest railroads said their two-year contract negotiations with the Un