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Transportation infrastructure ground to a halt and at least one person was killed as Typhoon Saola made landfall in eastern Taiwan on Thursday.

U.S. intermodal traffic on the major railroads in July rose 5.6 percent year-over-year, hitting a record high for the month, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Genesee & Wyoming profit jumped 17 percent year-over-year to $36.4 million, as higher fuel surcharges and improved operations helped the short-line railroad operator offset a 6.9 percent decline i

Major North American railroads and shippers say they support more federally sponsored arbitration, but the carriers can’t get onboard with the current proposal requiring them to opt-out instead

Diesel prices in the U.S. rose for the fourth straight week, climbing 1.3 cents in the week ending July 30 as oil prices slipped.

The fledgling refrigerated domestic intermodal sector is growing this summer as industry pioneer Rail Logistics Cold Train adds 200 53-foot reefer containers and moves into new service lanes on the Ea

Colorado’s San Luis Valley is a favorite destination among railroad fans.

Food importers won a reprieve from setting up verification programs for foreign suppliers, a delay that has angered consumer and food safety groups.

Refrigerated rail operator Railex will spend up to $20 million to build a 500,000-square-foot bonded wine storage and distribution center next to its transload center in Wallula, Wash.

The maritime industry is no longer the oft-ignored stepchild in Washington, but increased pats on the head from Congress and President Obama have yet to translate to significant raises in allowance.

Intermodal shipments on major U.S. railroads in the week ending July 21 rose 6.2 percent year-over-year but were flat from the prior week, according to the Association of American Railroads.

The Surface Transportation Board wants to change rules to ensure all captive shippers have a "meaningful way" to challenge railroad rates and says it is still considering a shipper proposal

RailAmerica, a short-line and regional holding company subject to an acquisition by Genesee & Wyoming, saw its profit jump 28.7 percent on 3.6 percent volume increase.

Canadian Pacific Railway blamed a nine-day strike and costs accrued from a manag

A 13 percent jump in intermodal volume and a nine-day strike at its main rival d

Norfolk Southern profit in the second quarter fell 5.9 percent year-over-year to $524 million, as a 15 percent plunge in coal revenue kept total revenue growth nearly flat.

Rail Logistics-Cold Train is expanding its refrigerated intermodal service, bringing its container fleet up to 300 53-foot units and adding East Coast destinations.

Genesee & Wyoming is buying RailAmerica in a $1.4 billion deal that would combine the two largest short-line and regional railroad operators in North America.

Pessimists looking for signs of a poor U.S. economy for the rest of the year should look elsewhere than on the railroads.

The class-action price-fixing lawsuit looming over the United States’ four largest railroads will likely rival the attention analysts give to sluggish coal traffic during second quarter earnings

Shippers aren’t waiting for the Surface Transportation Board to address railroad customer pricing concerns and carriers’ ability to make enough money to invest in their networks.

A 9 percent jump in intermodal volume lifted Hub Group’s profit in the second quarter by 18 percent year-over-year to $16.9 million.

Intermodal shipments on major U.S.

Double-digit increases in automotive and chemical shipments, along with lower fuel prices, drove Union Pacific to a record profit of $1 billion in the second quarter.

CSX profit in the second quarter rose 1.2 percent year-over-year to $512 million, as improved operations helped offset a slight drop in volume, particularly in coal, and nearly flat revenue.

The ailing U.S. Postal Service could save roughly $100 million annually by shifting more mail shipments from the highways to the rails, according to a report by its inspector general.

Double-digit increases in intermodal and automotive shipments helped drive Kansas City Southern profit up 83 percent year-over-year to $120 million in the second quarter.

The class action price-fixing lawsuit looming over the United States’ four largest railroads will likely rival the

Intermodal shipments on major U.S. railroads in the week ending July 7 rose 5.6 percent year-over-year but fell 1.2 percent from the prior week, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Roughly 16 years after Burlington Northern, now BNSF Railway, took its two natural gas-powered locomotives off the tracks, railroads are giving the fuel another look.

The surface transportation bill Congress squeezed out in late June appears to be more a deferral of hard decisions than a strategy to fix the nation’s crumbling infrastructure.

Bold plans to boost coal exports to Asia through Northwest ports will likely slow intermodal and grain shipments, resulting in higher freight rates and equipment costs, according to a new study commis

Russian private rail freight operator Globaltrans is aiming to raise around $450 million from a share sale to fund potential acquisitions in the nation’s rapidly consolidating domestic market.

A section of a Norfolk Southern Railway train hauling ethanol on Wednesday morning derailed in Columbus, Ohio, sparking a fiery blast that forced the evacuation of about 100 people, according to repor

Total U.S. freight tonnage will grow 21 percent by 2023, as freight revenue rises 59 percent, the American Trucking Associations predicts in a new freight forecast.

The top four U.S.

Transportation and warehousing lost about 2,200 jobs in June, after a 36,000 job hiring spree in May,

Intermodal shipments on major U.S.

The Port of Long Beach plans to provide an incentive payment to ocean carriers in hopes of attracting more intermodal rail cargo to the port.

Union Pacific Railroad CEO and President Jack Koraleski said the railroad is on track for annual year-over-year volume growth and record 2012 profit.