Rail News

Canadian Pacific Railway has appointed Fred Green as president, succeeding Rob Ritchie. Ritc

Kansas City Southern posted a profit in the third quarter following the impact of a tax settlement w

The Dakota Minnesota & Eastern Railroad has applied for a $2.5 billion federal loan that DM&

New results from the nation's Class 1 railroads suggest that the howls of shipper protests over rail

Intermodal growth in North America accelerated in the third quarter, increasing 5.6 percent over las

Economically sensitive traffic depressed overall U.S rail traffic for the week ending Oct. 29, accor

Rail equipment manufacturer Wabtec said third quarter per-share earnings increased 55 percent compar

RailAmerica earned $7.7 million in profits in the third quarter of 2005 compared to a loss of $30.6

Pacer International increased profits by 29 percent in the third quarter as a result of growth in bo

North America's Class 1 railroads say they are not recovering the full costs of rising diesel prices

North America's Class 1 railroads say they are not recovering the full costs of rising diesel prices

Most transportation stakeholders agree that deregulation saved a railroad industry drowning in a sea

Hurricane Wilma shut down the Rail Industry Safety & Operations Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl

Union Pacific Railroad increased profits by 83 percent in the third quarter despite the effects of t

Rail freight volumes increased 3.5 percent year-over-year for the week ending Oct. 22 driven by inte

CSX generated profits of $164 million on revenues of $2.1 billion in the third quarter due to contin

Norfolk Southern generated a record $301 million in profits in the third quarter while moving a reco

BNSF Railway reported record quarterly profits of $414 million in the third quarter as demand for ra

Canadian National Railway is opting out of the Association of American Railroads' new standardized p

Hub Group reported Thursday record net income for the quarter ended September 30 of $9.6 million, a

U.S. railroads will have 30 days to fix misaligned track switches, which have been blamed for severa

Canadian National Railway profits surged 19 percent in the third quarter despite derailment setbacks

A recent rail car chemical leak will cost one of the nation's largest short line operators millions

Union Pacific Railroad will use an $81 million grant from the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan to buy

The cost to move goods by rail surged when fuel prices crushed another milestone, leaving shippers t

Third quarter average train speed across the North American rail network declined 2.8 percent in the

Surface Transportation Board Chairman Roger Nober will not seek a second term after his current term

When Norfolk Southern recently named its Atlanta office building after Chairman, President and CEO D

The rapid rise in rail rates may only be rivaled by the level of shipper frustration. The gap betwee

Third quarter average train speed across the North American rail network declined 2.8 percent in the

At a cost of $16 million, Union Pacific Railroad completed a four-year project to install new, high

How secure is CSX's security plan? "There are people within CSX that if given the choice between pro

Norfolk Southern on Monday reopened its intermodal terminal in New Orleans. The facility had been cl

The amount of cargo traveling to and from The Port of Virginia by train in July and August increased

Rail volume for the week ending Sept. 24 jumped 2 percent year-over-year, fueled by a 5. 5 percent i

Norfolk Southern named Charles W. (Wick) Moorman to succeed David R. Goode as chief executive office

Surface Transportation Board chairman Roger Nober is slated to speak Sept. 30 at the Transportation

Environmental interests in Southern California for years have encouraged companies to shift harbor t

Kansas City Southern's long-awaited tax settlement with the Mexican government means North America's

An arbitrator's decision resolved a dispute Tuesday between Burlington Northern Santa Fe railway and