Rail News

Canada's two major railways, Canadian National Railways and CP Rail, a subsidiary of Canadian Pacifi

Norfolk Southern Corp. Tuesday said its board authorized the purchase of up to 45 million shares of

Guilford Transportation Industries indicated Tuesday it does not share the goal of a grass roots cam

Robert L. Cross, recently named president of American President Distribution Services, expects doubl

The Interstate Commerce Commission has agreed to begin a rule-making to aid the implementation of th

CANADIAN NATIONAL INKS SALE PACT WITH CONRAILConsolidated Rail Corp. and Canadian National R

MAKE YANKEE EXPORTS MORE EXPENSIVE; that will keep the balance of payments strong for Japan.

Burlington Northern Railroad, happy with its joint marketing agreement with Atchison, Topeka and San

Canadian Pacific Ltd. Thursday offered to buy the 44 percent of Soo Line Railroad Co. it doesn't alr

TWO FIRMS TO BUILD ARTICULATED RAILCARSCHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. - Thrall Car Manufacturing Co.

For the week ended Oct. 14, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

CONRAIL EARNINGS UP 5 PERCENT IN QUARTERConsolidated Rail Corp. earned $87 million, or $1.27

A lack of grain sales to the Soviet Union this year has left Canadian railroads with a surplus of ra

The three major railroads that serve the Bay Area - the Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and Atchison

Thomas M. Fiorentino was named chief of staff of the Federal Railroad Administration, reporting to A

CSX TRANSPORTATION INC. (Jacksonville, Fla.) - David W. Hemphill was named assistant vice president,

Trailer Train Co. launched a thorough survey of the nation's rail traffic and found that Chicago han

Thomas M. Fiorentino has been named chief of staff of the Federal Railroad Administration. A

James A. Hagen became president, chairman and chief executive officer of Consolidated Rail Corp. jus

The Interstate Commerce Commission has authorized the Southern Pacific Transportation Co. to provide

Arnold B. McKinnon, chairman, president and chief executive officer of the Norfolk Southern Corp., t

TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SAM SKINNER gets high marks from two railroad chief executives for his effo

For the week ended Oct. 7, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 12

Wisconsin Central Railroad, marked its second birthday this week and said it expects to post $105 mi

The soft landing just got bumpier. Continuing weakness in the manufacturing sector was refle

In less than a year, the budding double-stack train business in New England has grown from a curiosi

At least 300 conference delegates and 100 exhibitors from companies involved in international trade

American President Cos. saw its earnings erode again in the third quarter with net income of $8.1 mi

DRUHAN TO ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION TABLEWilliam Druhan, program director of the American Assoc

Freight traffic forecasts for the Anglo/French Channel tunnel have been adjusted in response to the

For the week ended Sept. 30, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

Operating income from container shipping activities at CSX Corp. was $42 million in the third quarte

Amtrak is offering special discount round-trip fares from now until Dec. 14 on several short distanc

The trustee for the bankrupt Chicago, Missouri & Western Railway is planning to ask a bankruptcy cou

All of the major players in the plan to sell the north-south mainline of the bankrupt Chicago, Misso

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP. didn't win over any forwarders at a recent air-cargo association meeting at Ne

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. has asked a federal appeals court to overturn the $750 m

Paul R. Rudder was named senior vice president, operations for Norfolk Southern Corp. His name was m

CSX Transportation Inc., the big Eastern railroad system, is under pressure to increase its return o

The Soviet Union's newest strategic railroad, the 2,200-mile Baikal-Amur Mainline that runs from Sib