The Federal Railroad Administration hopes to collect data on blocked rail crossings from the public and law enforcement.
Kansas City Southern and Canadian Pacific deliver goodwill to local communities along portions of their rail networks.
Private equity firms are likely to continue M&As in freight rail industry next year and beyond, observers say.
The continued dip in rail volumes comes as North American freight rail groups press for trade pact.
Stakeholders address the Surface Transportation Board, which is mulling over whether it should change the way it defines revenue adequacy.
Economic uncertainty weighs on rail volumes.
How the board calculates cost of capital is outdated. How much of an overhaul is needed?
The railroad will consolidate business segments to three groups from four to better adapt to market conditions.
U.S. rail volumes are down, but don’t call it a freight recession, according to Association of American Railroads executive.
Teck Resources opts not to renew 10-year deal for the transport of metallurgical coal.
The rail regulatory agency says the changes would help make the rate review process more accessible and transparent.
Railway Age reports NS wants to double-stack its trains as they move through Pittsburgh, but residents in the north side of the city are stacking up arguments and fighting back.
The railway attributes the record to its high efficiency train model and to collaboration with supply chain participants.
The changes come as the railroad deploys precision scheduled railroading.
Headcount within U.S. Class I rail operations tumbles amid declining rail volumes and the deployment of precision railroading.
The bill introduced by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) would allow Amtrak to sue freight railroads for not giving Amtrak preference on freight rail-owned track.
Rail executives discussed short-term strategies for growing rail volumes amid expectations that volumes won’t pick up until well into 2020.
The railroad has completed the rollout of a cloud-based operational system.
In two unrelated announcements on Nov. 20, CP lays out plans to deepen network capacity.
The Federal Railroad Administration is proposing all states address highway-rail grade crossing safety.
