Rail News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rail traffic of all kinds is off 4.6 percent in the first four weeks of 2007 compared with last year

Williams Olefins, a shipper, requested Jan. 31 that its complaint against carrier Grand Trunk be dis

The Federal Railroad Administration accepted a key environmental review of plans by the Dakota, Minn

Ed Harris, CN executive vice-president, operations, retired from the company effective Jan. 31.

Dick Davidson stepped down as chairman of Union Pacific, ending a career that took him from a teenag

Union Pacific withdrew last Thursday its request before the Federal Railroad Administration to contr

Canadian National Railway said 4,000 employees represented by the Canadian Auto Workers union have r

In a year when revenue grew 4 percent, Canadian Pacific held the increase in operating expenses to o

Copyright 2007, Traffic World MagazineIntermodal and logistics firm RoadLink USA strengthene

Copyright 2007, Traffic World MagazineFor most of the early winter, the nation''s railroads