Rail News

APC STOCK BUY-BACK DRAWS BIG RESPONSEOAKLAND, Calif. - American President Cos. said it has b

Some 1,000 soldiers headed for Paris Tuesday in a surprise response to a transport strike that has c

A relatively young piece of equipment, used for testing railcar wheels, brakes and axles, looking so

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

Cargoes sent by highway and rail between seven southern South American countries will move more free

The Virginia Port Authority's new inland rail and truck terminal at Front Royal, Va., will have its

Council of Logistics Management, Delaware Valley roundtable, Nov. 29. Guest Quarters Hotel, Philadel

In a bank vault in Tulsa sits a 444-year-old rock that the People's Republic of China has insured fo

SAFETY CAMPAIGN NABS CROSSING SCOFFLAWSWICHITA, Kan. - Local police, along with security off

The three railroads serving the neighboring ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach may be asked to surr

Burlington Northern Inc., which includes the nation's largest rail system, is under investigation by

President Reagan filled two vacancies within the Transportation Department this week by excercising

GOING TO THE MAT on the coast: Tired of seeing its trailer-on-flatcar market share eroded by

Barge lines will enjoy rising profits over the next few years, forecast Clint Odell, president of Ca

Would-be railroad czar Timothy Mellon is considering taking an equity position in two small New Engl

ILLINOIS CENTRAL LITIGANTS IN AGREEMENTCHICAGO - Illinois Central Railroad Co. and IC Indust

The Interstate Commerce Commission's decision to order more mediation to end the war between rail la

ORIENT OVERSEAS CONTAINER LINE (Oakland, Calif.) - Charles Lo was named to one of two newly created

The only remaining Class I railroads in the nation without crew-consist agreements with the United T

For the week ended Nov. 5, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 12

After an apparent late summer hesitation, railroad freight traffic resumed its nearly two-year surge

The only remaining Class I railroads in the nation without crew-consist agreements with the United T

CON-WAY WESTERN EXPANDS CALIF. SERVICESANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. - Con-Way Western Express has

From Michigan to the Gulf of Mexico, electric utilities are developing coal transportation strategie

SPT PLANS TO EXPAND KANSAS YARD IN MERGERKANSAS CITY, Kan. - Southern Pacific Transportation

LONDON SUBWAY CHIEF TENDERS RESIGNATIONThe head of London's subway system resigned last week

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

As part of a major restructuring effort, CSX/Sea-Land Intermodal Inc. will end direct intermodal tra

Maine Gov. John R. McKernan Jr. has asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to prepare contingency

The railroad industry expects to face few changes under the Bush administration , and assumes the po

The total length of railway in northwest China has increased from 7,000 kilometers to more than 9,00

As a century's worth of soot and cobwebs are wiped from millions of stored- away records, a preserva

The test runs are over and the reviewing has begun. Amtrak and the High Speed Rail Task Forc

HIGH COURT TO CONSIDER SHORT-LINE RAIL GROWTHThe Supreme Court is expected to consider wheth

Canadian Pacific Ltd. asked a U.S. court to set aside an Interstate CommerceCommission order

The Interstate Commerce Commission has rejected a rail labor appeal asking it to reconsider an exemp

A Luxembourg-to-Paris express train struck a maintenance wagon Monday in a small village station in

For the week ended Oct. 22, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

A colossal tunneling machine is boring beneath the English Channel from the white cliffs of Dover, p

Block train service for international intermodal containers soon will begin regular service between