Rail News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The National Industrial Transportation League will again take a pass on attempting to improve rail s

Despite the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, traffic on U.S. railroads jumped 6 percent over

Norfolk Southern Railway upgraded its Pittsburgh bulk transfer facility with the addition of a

CSX estimates that damages caused by Hurricane Katrina will cost the company $250 million.Mu

Authorities are investigating a Canadian Pacific derailment this week in which a freight train and a

Rail freight volume including parcels in China increased 3.4 percent year-over-year in August. Total

CN and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers signed a five-year collecti

Sixteen days after Hurricane Katrina struck, Norfolk Southern completed repairs to its Lake Pontchar

North Dakota's highest state official once again is stepping in on behalf of grain shippers who say

CSX and Norfolk Southern received a temporary restraining order from a federal judge in Cleveland on

The Dakota Minnesota & Eastern Railroad coal line extension project could be scrapped if the Sur