Railroad

Eight men from the Bronx are accused of swiping hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of beer from train cars and distribution facilities for nearly two years.

The Federal Railroad Administration has lowered the gates on railroads looking to move to one-person crews.

New debt to pay a big dividend has led the two largest ratings agencies to reduce their rating of short-line rail operator Genesee & Wyoming.

An unusually warm and dry winter might herald drought conditions in key areas of the Mississippi River Basin over the coming months.

The Port of Baltimore’s indefinite closure could cost the state of Maryland as much as $1 billion in total value of goods and services, analysts say.

Hauling autos into Baltimore is a big business that is going to scale back dramatically in coming weeks and months.

Norfolk Southern’s annual meeting will be May 9, when the push to oust current management comes to a head.

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The Port of Huntsville in Alabama reported 24% year-over-year growth at its intermodal container yard in 2023.

Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena defended the railroad’s safety record, which recently has come in for criticism from Federal Railroad Administration Chairman Amit Bose.

Union Pacific recently won a state court ruling in a legal battle to close a rail car shop in Palestine, Texas.

Truck transportation jobs in the monthly BLS report were slightly down, but that couldn’t be said for plunging warehouse numbers.

NTSB head Jennifer Homendy told a Senate committee that the burning of chemicals on derailed Norfolk Southern rail cars in East Palestine, Ohio, was not necessary.

Norfolk Southern has defended its safety measures and CEO pay package amid criticism and calls to action from activist investor Ancora Holdings.

A Norfolk Southern train derailed in Pennsylvania on Saturday amid an already heated battle over railroad safety issues. Here’s the latest.

BNSF Railway reportedly furloughed hundreds of mechanical department workers at train yards in 4 states.

A case in Illinois involving BNSF Railway and a federal law on biometric information privacy has its settlement figure: $75 million.

Fastfrate Group has renewed a long-term agreement with CPKC to provide intermodal and drayage services in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Dockworkers are fully prepared to swap pallet jacks for picket signs come October.

Georgia Ports Authority said it handled 428,000 containers and 65,400 roll-on, roll-off units in January.