Rail News

For the week ended June 27 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

Canada's BC Rail Closer to ShutdownVANCOUVER, British Columbia - Provincially-owned BC Rail,

Elliott Gibbons says he tried to earn money and spread holiday cheer last Christmas by playing class

Norfolk Southern Corp. completes one year of RoadRailer service over its Detroit-St. Louis corridor

The Southern Pacific railroad has fired six employees for failing to stop their train and put out a

Union Is Opposed To Drug Testing PlanA government workers' union says random drug testing of

The nation's freight railroads could suffer serious economic hardship if Congress re-regulates the i

Genix Software Inc. said shifting market trends in the transportation industry have prodded the comp

Railroad freight traffic is far more robust than was forecast earlier in the year. For the four wee

Almost a third of the manufacturers in the United States said they expect to increase the share of t

NY Train Collision Causes 1-Hour DelayTwo Metro-North trains sideswiped just outside Grand C

Analyst Says BN Stock Good Despite EarningsBurlington Northern Inc., parent of the Burlingto

Illegal aliens from Mexico continued to pour through the railyards here as the Mexican government ma

Three victims of a truck-train collision were buried Monday, bringing the death toll to 128 in one o

Japanese investors will be provided the opportunity to purchase shares in the joint Anglo-French pro

Mexican Freighter Hits Mississippi River SpanJEFFERSON, La. - A freighter's cargo boom struc

The Paducah & Louisville Railway Inc. has been operating as a regional carrier less than a year and

A Federal Railroad Administration report said improper maintenance procedures contributed to a railr

California's requirements for minimum clearances from obstructions and regulation of inspection walk

Radio communications will be required between train crews and control towers in New York State under

WASHINGTON For the week ended June 20 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads

California's authority to set safety standards for railroad workers by requiring minimum clearances

Preparatory work could be delayed on the rehabilitation of the Spuyten-Duyvil bridge, part of New Yo

Symposium Scheduled July 26-28 in ChicagoPublic policy on rail rationalization and the futur

Lawmaker Seeks Delay Of MTA ConfirmationALBANY, N.Y. - Metropolitan Transportation Authority

A military commander for a project that would make it possible to launch nuclear missiles from comme

The pension fund of Britain's state-run railroad proved a shrewd investor in the art market this wee

Intermodal business continues to ride the tide of high imports despite pessimistic growth forecasts

Magazine Examines Railroad RegulationRailroad regulation is examined in the new issue of Reg

A mediator has been appointed to help stalled contract talks between BC Rail and seven unions repres

Look for Burlington Northern Railroad to decide very soon whether it will introduce containers into

Internal and external computer systems are tempering railroad and truck hazardous material spills by

Railroad grade crossing safety in Tennessee will be promoted with a train ride on July 15 as part of

A rail line along the Columbia River reopened Sunday, but a highway remainedclosed three day

After years of steady decline in hauling freight, Australia's railways are fighting back with better

The dining car on an Italy-Holland express train was destroyed by a fire Monday that began in the ca

Railroad executives and economists said Monday they are not optimistic about new investment in conve

10 Students Receive Soo Line ScholarshipsSoo Line Railroad has selected 10 graduating high s

ABOARD AMTRAK METROLINER NO. 106 - The train had a layover in New York, and Jerry Carter climbed dow

PREACHING TO THE CONVERTED: Panelists and speakers advised railroad public relations executives at t