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FreightCar America more than doubled its profits in the third quarter on a 50 percent increase in sa

Pacer International Chairman and Chief Executive Donald C. Orris, who is considered the architect of

Pacer International, a third-party logistics and freight transportation provider, on Wednesday repor

Rail traffic declined in week 42 as the soft peak season sapped the strength of intermodal growth an

Norfolk Southern reported third-quarter profits of $416 million, a 38 percent increase compared with

Canadian Pacific Railway operations earned a net income of $162 million on freight revenue of $1.12

The United Transportation Union pledged to throw its weight behind shipper proposals that force more

Third-quarter 2006 freight revenue for Burlington Northern Santa Fe increased 19 percent to a record

BNSF Railway said it topped 1-million loads Oct. 15 at its Southern California on-dock facilities, t

Norfolk Southern and plaintiffs' attorneys reached an agreement-in-principle for a settlement on com

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.CSX is starting a new intermodal service with interline p

Unless they get some form of relief from Congress, the nation's largest railroads say they want out

Railroads in the United States moved 250,693 trailers and containers the week ending Oct. 14, accord

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.BNSF Railway signed a 10-year agreement with Interpool th

The federal government must now decide whether bankrolling the Dakota Minnesota & Eastern Railro

Canadian National Railway boasted a solid third quarter with profits increasing 21 percent to $442 m

In the third quarter, CSX posted record surface transportation revenue of $2.4 billion, up 14 percen

Union Pacific Railroad posted record revenue and operating income in the third quarter of $4 billion

CSX profits surged 36 percent in the third quarter compared with the same period a year ago on stron

Two new agreements this week will give Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway expanded intermodal capa

Commercial and consumer finance company CIT Rail acquired Bombardier's rail car leasing business ass

General Electric named veteran fuel engineer and manager Jay Wileman as president and CEO of GE Equi

Intermodal carriers want the Surface Transportation Board to withdraw a proposal that would make new

In its second major recent acquisition, transportation equipment supplier Greenbrier will buy Meridi

If the Surface Transportation Board's response to one report taking a critical look at rail competit

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen accomplished in California what rail unions aro

BNSF Railway and CSX are starting a new intermodal service to better serve the growing intermodal ma

North American railroads are speeding up their operations, according to new service measures showing

Freight traffic carried by North American railroads grew 5.2 percent in the week ending Oct. 7, but

Railway services and equipment company Global Railway Industries said Lewis Griffith is resigning as

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen acco

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Short line railroads warn the Surface Transportation Boar

The Surface Transportation Board is striking out in its attempt to collect fuel surcharge informatio

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.A recent agreement setting aside public and private mone

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Intermodal carriers want the Surface Transportation Board

A recent agreement setting aside public and private money for the first phase of the Chicago R

Short line railroads warn the Surface Transportation Board's backing of a mileage-based fuel surchar

Carload and intermodal freight jumped in September, boosted by gains in coal, grain and metals, the

Transportation management company RMI upgraded its service to include a train performance report tha

Canadian Pacific Railway named Michael Lambert chief financial officer, the railroad said Wednesday.