Rail News

A NEW YORK WINEMAKER, eyeing cheaper transport costs, looks to the rails for comfort. Taylor

CSX Transportation Inc., which was operating a train loaded with flammable butane when it derailed i

CONRAIL SPONSORS TRAIN WITH SAFETY MESSAGEConsolidated Rail Corp. will deliver its grade cro

Gilbert E. Carmichael, the new head of the Federal Railroad Administration, said his priorities are

LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS WILL DISCUSS SAFETYHERSHEY, Pa. - About 150 members of the Brotherhood

A proposal by Massachusetts highway planners to barge millions of tons of dirt from a highway-tunnel

The Massachusetts railroad industry blasted the administration of Gov. Michael S. Dukakis Friday for

Local officials and sports enthusiasts hope to create a 14.6-mile public trail and bikeway in Lincol

BUMPING CONGRESSMEN IS NOTHING NEW. The recent incident in which USAir bumped Rep. Cass Ballenger, R

SANTE FE TEXAS LINES TO REDUCE TRAIN CREWSAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and the Unit

For the week ended Aug. 12, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

CENTRAL OF GEORGIA ALLOWED TO CUT CREWSNORFOLK, Va. - The Central of Georgia Railroad Co. an

DELAWARE OTSEGO POSTS QUARTERLY EARNINGS RISECOOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Delaware Otsego Corp., the

Nat Welch, chairman of the International Intermodal Expo, will receive the Intermodal Transportation

A bridge that railroad baron James J. Hill built over the Mississippi River more than a century ago

BRAKEMAN IN ACCIDENT REPORTEDLY USED DRUGThe brakeman of a train that derailed in Freeland,

The Spanish government's decision to link Madrid and Seville by high-speed train by 1992 has become

The Interstate Commerce Commission says it will examine the obligations of a connecting railroad to

The rising death count from Mexico's train disaster - up to 112 Thursday - is throwing a harsh spot

The United Transportation Union has rejoined the AFL-CIO, but faces a representation fight on the Sp

Rescue workers searched through twisted metal and swirling waters Thursday for survivors who may be

Many popular passenger rail routes across Canada may soon be shut down by a subsidy-weary Canadian g

For the week ended Aug. 5, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 11

New York, Susquehanna and Western should know by the end of this week if it can begin repairing Dela

The national railways of Britain, France and Belgium are planning to spend almost $1 billion on 30 h

The nation's large railroads have reported a substantial drop in operating income, and only marginal

Service and rates offered by new short-line and regional railroads match the performance of carriers

CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP. (Philadelphia) - Joseph H. Reid was named assistant general superintendent,

MATING DANCES INVOLVING AT LEAST FOUR RAILROADS reportedly are under way. Nobody in a positi

Southern Pacific Transportation Co. has reached a preliminary agreement with the trustee of Chicago,

Consolidated Rail Corp. is investing $17.1 million to upgrade two line segments in New York state.

If the Netherlands government fails to pump a large amount of money into the state railroad, the cou

For the week ended July 29, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

France's stock market watchdog body said Thursday it would investigate trading before July 21 of sha

DRIVE-ON RAMP OPENED BY WISCONSIN CENTRALROSEMONT, Ill. - Wisconsin Central Ltd., headquarte

Both the Senate and House have bills to impose random drug testing on transportation workers, but th

Foreign ministers from seven leading Latin American nations ended two days of talks recently, pledgi

A report prepared by a U.S. firm of consultants is expected to prompt massive changes to Australia's

High-speed trains capable of traveling 200 miles an hour may be a better way to link major U.S. citi

ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILWAY (Chicago) - Jack Fields was appointed assistant vice president