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More signs have emerged in the past two weeks showing that the economic downturn that some financial analysts believed would largely bypass railroads is here. Declines in goods across the [...]

Railroad executives tried to sound upbeat about near-term industry performance during a recent conference in New York, but they acknowledged that economic challenges are approaching. They also gave a glimpse [...]

Economic indicators show that railroads should expect business to continue slowing as a slumping housing market and weak domestic auto industry cut into demand for shipments. Rail volumes have fallen [...]

NEW YORK -- A new state-sponsored study of New York's railroad infrastructure between Albany and New York City recommends more than $400 million in projects to reduce congestion and delays. [...]

An argument increasingly heard these days is that the Consolidated Rail Corporation, because it is now making money, should be publicly owned. The outlook for the Government-operated railroad, regrettably, is […]

U.S. FREIGHT RAILROAD carload traffic rose 2.5 percent and intermodal traffic rose 6.9 percent in September 2005 compared with a year earlier, according to the Association of American Railroads. The [...]

The evidence is growing that any preparations railroads made for the fall harvest are likely to be inadequate because of Hurricane Katrina. In addition, rail congestion already is driving up [...]

The railroad industry is rallying its political supporters against the latest effort in Congress to restore economic regulations in favor of captive shippers. The Railroad Competition Act of 2005 (S. [...]

Kansas City Southern reported strong first quarter earnings now that the struggle to acquire Mexico's TFM railway is over. KCS reported operating income of $24.8 million, compared with $17.4 million [...]

UTAH -- The Federal Transit Administration has approved an environmental study required for a commuter rail line to be built between Salt Lake City and Ogden. Construction is scheduled to [...]

Railroads can expect continuing strong coal markets as a result of new technologies that burn the fuel with fewer emissions and produce more electricity per unit, according to coal industry [...]

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway earned big profits while Union Pacific Railroad and CSX Transportation suffered big dips in earnings in the fourth quarter of 2004, according to reports the [...]

THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING season is adding to congestion for Class I railroads. High fuel prices and a driver shortage have limited the availability and price competitiveness of trucks as a [...]

The Transportation Department inspector general is again warning Congress that Amtrak faces financial collapse or infrastructure failures unless it receives more funding and new 'direction.' The railroad suffered a $1.3 [...]

The Federal Railroad Administration has given Union Pacific Railroad one year to correct safety problems that have led to five major accidents in the San Antonio area since June. The [...]

U.S. coal company stocks are staying near their highest levels this year, meaning railroads can expect strong business from the coal industry for the foreseeable future, according to industry analysts. [...]

NORTH CAROLINA -- More than 100 railroad tankers filled with butane gas are sitting on the tracks near the Montgomery County town of Star and more are scheduled to arrive [...]

BUSINESS VOLUME is up for railroads but then so is the price of fuel. In fact, it's expected to get even higher in the coming weeks, cutting in to what [...]

OHIO -- The Toledo City Council has voted to contribute $50,000 toward the purchase of 11 miles of railroad right-of-way. The $50,000 adds to the $1 million pledged by both [...]

Although traffic and revenue were good for the nation's freight railroads in the second quarter, earnings were hurt by high fuel prices. Western railroads also suffered congestion problems. A prime [...]

* West Coast ports will need more rail access to keep up with import/export demand, according to a forecast from the Washington Public Ports Association. Although the forecast was intended [...]

The United Transportation Union is suing Un-ion Pacific Railroad in a labor contract dispute over use of management staff to operate locomotives during the current crew shortage. The union, which [...]

North American railroads that serve western ports are retooling their business plans to expand business relations with China, whose exports have been flooding terminals from Los Angeles north to Vancouver. [...]

THE BRISK DEMAND for coal would normally be great news for railroads, but is only a mixed blessing at the moment. Staffing shortages and a recovering economy are straining railroad [...]

RECORD HIGH FUEL PRICES are bringing at least a little bit of good news for railroads. The high prices are hitting trucking companies harder than railroads, meaning some shippers who [...]

Despite rail car shortages, the Agriculture Department reports railroads did an adequate job of carrying record corn and soybean crops for foreign markets after the 2003 fall harvest. 'There were [...]

FLORIDA -- The contractor for a high-speed rail system in Florida is predicting the state would earn a profit on the system, challenging Gov. Jeb Bush's (D) concerns about high [...]

After a year that started out slow because of recession but ended up stronger, most railroads can look forward to 2004 with optimism. Both total volume and intermodal set records [...]

Short line railroads stand to get a financial boost from legislation pending in Congress that would give them tax credits for the money they spend rehabilitating track and other rail [...]

RAILROADS DID WELL in capturing more market share during the Midwest's bumper wheat harvest this summer. In one example, Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad earned a 30 percent increase in customers [...]

THE RAILROAD INDUSTRY can expect to carry more of the wheat harvest that is moving into full swing this year compared with previous years. In recent years, as much as [...]

UBS Warburg has cut earnings forecasts for Union Pacific Corp. and other big railroads, saying cargo volume trends are disappointing. UBS Warburg said in a research note that rising fuel [...]

State transportation and railroad industry officials last week told Congress that more money must be spent on improving rail infrastructure for the carriers to remain competitive. They testified before the [...]

FINANCIAL ANALYSTS are warning again that the railroad industry would suffer along with the rest of the economy if war breaks out with Iraq. Shipments of automobiles and other manufactured [...]

A new Teamsters contract with trucking companies represents a threat to railroads by increasing the limit on the amount of freight that can be transferred intermodally. The contract requires that [...]

Three more railroads have reported strong fourth quarter earnings as increases in intermodal and general merchandise shipments overcame a weak coal market (USRN, Jan. 29, p. 19). CSX Corp. reported [...]

THE NORTH AMERICAN freight car industry suffered its worst year since 1987 last year, despite earlier, more optimistic predictions. The Railway Supply Institute reported that North American rail car production [...]

THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is urging the federal government to contribute to capital costs of the nation's freight rail network because of anticipated big [...]

EXPECTED LOWER EARNINGS announced by CSX Corp. and Canadian National Railway made stock values of nearly the entire railroad industry fall last week. CSX said weak demand from utilities is [...]

WALL STREET'S EARLIER ROSY predictions for railroad earnings in 2002 are being tempered by a slump in the market for King Coal. A warm winter coupled with a depressed steel [...]

Two railroad industry giants issued rosy financial outlooks for at least the next four years, possibly indicating any recessionary economic trends would not seriously damage the industry. Union Pacific Corp. [...]

CONRAIL CHAIRMAN CRANE SAYS RAILROAD REREGULATION WOULD LEAD TO MORE 'PENN CENTRAL-LIKE FAILURES'TION WOULD LEAD PITTSBURGH, Oct. 12 /PRnewswire/ -- Reregulation of the nation's railroads 'would be the breeding ground [...]