Rail News

Future growth of big transportation concerns in North America hinges on total distribution and globa

The Interstate Commerce Commission unexpectedly has decided to hold a public hearing on May 9 over t

DOUBLE-STACK SERVICE EXPANDED BY HYUNDAIGARDENA, Calif. - Hyundai Merchant Marine Inc. has s

With truckers taking the state to court over new fees and railroads threatening suit over proposed t

A study of five major companies suggests some of the nation's railroads are underreporting accidents

CNW Corp. asked some of its board members to "explore" the latest, and sweetened, takeover offer fro

Rapid growth in container volume through the Port of Tacoma has led to a formal agreement for Union

THE KABUKI DANCE between railroads and grain shippers continues. The two sides, almost completely in

The Interstate Commerce Commission should thoroughly review its implementation of railroad deregulat

A uniform European railway network is the ultimate goal of a transport agreement that went into effe

CSL INTERMODAL (Hunt Valley, Md.) - Douglas M. Christy was named director, domestic containerization

JAPONICA PARTNERS OFFERS BID FOR CNWPaul Kazarian and his Japonica Partners investment group

For the week ended April 22, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

A House Energy and Commerce Committee panel's hearing on a bill to require random drug- and alcohol-

Norfolk Southern Corp. continued its recent spectacular performance, reporting record earnings for a

Amtrak is hoping to resume its Montrealer passenger service between Washington and Canada in June, m

Conrail, P&W Discuss Possible AcquisitionPHILADELPHIA - Conrail and Providence & Worcester h

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. is negotiating independently with its two key train operatin

After a traffic decline in February - the first in 24 months - railroads showed a 1 percent increase

The Supreme Court has agreed to judge the constitutionality of the federal program that encourages t

Employees who work for a railroad's trucking subsidiary are not rail workers and therefore may not r

The government of Malaysia plans to create a separate corporation to manage state-owned Malayan Rail

It's official, Elaine Chao is deputy transportation secretary. She took the oath of office f

John W. Snow is president and chief executive officer of CSX Corp. and Hays T. Watkins remains chair

Railroad freight rates have declined an average of more than 20 percent since 1980, adjusted for inf

Railroad shippers will save $400 million a year because of a recent Interstate Commerce Commission d

OF COURSE RAILROADS ARE IMPORTANT, that's why we appointed an administrator with no background in ra

Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp. reported first quarter net income of $187.5 million, or $1.18 a shar

CSX CORP. (White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.) - John W. Snow was elected chief executive officer. Mr. Sno

Conrail officers told financial analysts meeting here that they are reasonably optimistic about traf

For the week ended April 15 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

The railroad industry came surprisingly close to pulling off a major victory in the Senate this week

FRANCHISEIT CORP. (Bohemia, N.Y.) - Lawrence B. Costello was named president and director. Mr. Coste

CONRAIL INCOME ROSE 25 PERCENT IN 1ST QUARTERPHILADELPHIA - Consolidated Rail Corp.'s first

JUDGE WON'T BLOCK JAPONICA BID FOR CNWCHICAGO - CNW Corp. said it intends to appeal a ruling

CONRAIL HIKES SHARE IN TRAILER TRAINPHILADELPHIA - Consolidated Rail Corp. has acquired 2,50

Senate transportation leaders are likely to reject a proposal from CSX Corp. to exempt some companie

MONTREAL - Joe's Used Locomotive Lot. Some of the conversation sounded as though I had fall

For the week ended April 8 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 11

CONRAIL ADDS TO TOTAL OF STEELNET FACILITIESConrail has opened SteelNET facilities in Clevel