Rail News

Freight railroads are attacking a Bush Administration plan that would give states the ability to rep

BNSF Railway Company will assess fuel surcharges on a mileage basis effective Jan. 1, 2006.B

Canadian National and Norfolk Southern Railway announced a structured routing protocol to streamline

Union Pacific Railroad's new partnership with the state of Texas is sparking a debate over whether r

Looking to reduce maintenance and fuel costs, Canadian Pacific Railway agreed to buy 35 hybrid locom

Intermodal marketing giant Hub Group named Mark Yeager president and chief operating officer, taking

Maybe once we solve the age-old chicken-or-the-egg debate, transport experts can figure out which co

Looking to reduce maintenance and fuel costs, Canadian Pacific Railway agreed to buy 35 hybrid locom

GE Rail Services sold two railcar repair facilities to Greenbrier Companies' Gunderson Rail Services

It's an agreement that covers only 230 miles of track in western New York, but shippers say a pact s

As the railroad industry copes with a severe capacity crisis, Canadian National Railway has another

CSX is betting that the next round of mergers will happen sooner rather than later. As the e

The Federal Railroad Administration is giving local communities an additional 12 weeks to comply wit

Union Pacific Railroad President and Chief Operating Officer James R. Young was elected to the compa

President George Bush announced on March 17 his intention to nominate Joseph Boardman to head the Fe

An Arkansas judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by J.B. Hunt against BNSF Railway as the long-standing i

Canadian National Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) signed an agreement Wednes

The District of Columbia's hazardous materials ban went into effect on March 14, despite the Surface

New rail hazmat incident forces evacuation, brings new look at shipper's transport roleRelat

Rail service shortfalls, high rates are hindering shippers' ability to expand reach, scope of produc

Short line operator OmniTRAX acquired its 15th rail operation with the purchase of CSX's Alabama Min

After a tough year of service, capacity and operating struggles, Union Pacific Railroad service may

Canadian National Railway and the United Transportation Union signed a tentative labor agreement cov

The Association of American Railroads says statistics show that rail is the safest method of shippin

The Federal Railroad Administration issued new standards governing positive train control (PTC) that

Ocean carriers and railroads are lining up in support of federal legislation that would set new unif

With the cleanup from a leaking hazardous materials rail car nearly complete, state and local offici

The biggest challenge for Canadian National Railway and rival Canadian Pacific Railway this year may

The biggest challenge for Canadian National Railway and rival Canadian Pacific Railway this year may

Canadian National and the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission signed a two-year haulage agre

The Surface Transportation Board rejected calls from Pennsylvania to extend its oversight of the Con

A federal investigation into Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway's coal pricing policies threatens

Erratic rail service makes it difficult enough for shippers to predict when a shipment will reach it

Grain shippers in North Dakota griping about railroad fuel surcharge sticker shock are getting sympa

Canadian National Railway and the United Transportation Union signed a tentative labor agreement cov

The Surface Transportation Board approved Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway's right to use 15.6 m

Canadian Pacific Railway is nearing the end of a complete overhaul of its doublestack intermodal equ

CSX is calling on the railroad industry's own regulators to step in against the District of Columbia

The Port of Los Angeles selected Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway over rival Union Pacific Railr

Hub Group, one of the largest intermodal marketing companies, is beginning to hit its stride after s