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A rail mishap on CN Rail's Alexandria Subdivision has forced evacuations in Maxville, Ontario, early Monday morning.

Executives for BNSF Railway contend that they have made major improvements at a leaking refueling depot sitting over the main drinking water supply for the Spokane, Washington area.

Uneven tracks caused by the many tons of merchandise transported on them for years were blamed for the Union Pacific Railroad derailment that forced hundreds from their homes in early April.

When major railroads began getting rid of cabooses in the 1980s, they also cut back the size of the basic train crew from three to two.

Schenley, Pennsylvania's Kiski Junction Railroad is the latest to announce an end to tourist operations, saying it will not open for the 2005 season that normally would be starting about now.

Craven County, North Carolina, residents can expect to see an increase in train traffic - if they're up at 3 a.m.

Westfield Insurance Group of Westfield Center, Ohio filed a suit against Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis seeking $78,188.42 in damages alleging Terminal Railroad negligently allowed train cars to derail.

Quebec's short line railways welcomed an announcement by the governments of Canada and Qu

Canadian Pacific Railway reported net income of $81 million in the first quarter of 2005, more than triple first-quarter 2004 net income of $24 million.

Twenty five years ago South Dakota's state government leaders felt compelled to get into the railroad business, in order to save service to many communities and farmers.

RELCO Locomotives, Inc. announced the completion of its new locomotive rebuild and service facility located in southeastern Iowa.

A quiet Thursday evening off Gardner's Lane south of Shepherdstown, West Virginia, was shattered when a rail grinder train collided with the rear of another train sitting along a Norfolk Southern line.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. of Fort Worth reported record first-quarter earnings of $321 million, or 83 cents per share, on strong shipment volumes of intermodal and agricultural products, coal and Asian imports through California ports.

A BNSF Railway freight-train derailment near Everett forced cancellation of yesterday afternoon's Sounder commuter train run to Edmonds and Everett, Washington.

BNSF Railway has experienced a derailment west of Helena, Montana, that will keep a main route for rail traffic blocked through later Friday.

The issue of rerouting trains carrying hazardous materials around the nation's capital is now in the hands of the U.S. Court of Appeals.

For the first quarter of 2005, Norfolk Southern Corporation reported net income of $194 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, up 23 percent compared with $158 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, for first-quarter 2004.

Amtrak President David Gunn said Wednesday he believes the makers of the Acela Express trains overestimated the life expectancy of their brake rotors, forcing Amtrak to pull the entire fleet out of service for repairs.

Florida East Coast Industries Inc. paid departing CEO Robert Anestis a $685,000 bonus in 2004, more than his annual salary, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Anestis stepped down in March and was replaced by Adolfo Henriques. Anestis earned a $600,000 salary in 2004 and, along with his bonus, restricted stock options worth $1.1 million. A year earlier Anestis had made $550,250 in salary and received a $450,000 bonus.

Nova Scotia's short-line railway that's been struggling to drum up new customers in Cape Breton received a $1.5-million safety net in Tuesday's budget.

A Guilford Rail System executive will attend next Monday night's Embden, Maine, selectmen's meeting to answer questions regarding the company's mining operation off Route 16.

Missouri Department of Natural Resources Director Doyle Childers announced that Missouri will ask Union Pacific Railroad to resume liability for the lift bridge at Boonville, thus clearing the way for the structure to be moved from its current location to the Osage River.

Utah-based Savage Industries has acquired the short-line operation of Alberta RailNet, including a 250-mile railway between the CN Rail line and energy-rich northwestern Alberta.

Alaska and Canada's Yukon Territory have agreed to launch a $5 million feasibility study of a possible 900-mile (1,400 kilometer) rail link that would open the sparsely populated northern wilderness to more economic development, advocates said on Tuesday.

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario's city council will be asked next Monday to authorize funding applications to help subsidize entrepreneur Jack Purvis' costs of installing rail line to establish an intermodal terminal.

BNSF Railway is paying a final settlement of about $4 million in a civil case filed by property owners in Mandan, North Dakota, over a diesel fuel spill.

Caltrain said Monday it will offer the highest number of trains in the railroad's 141-year history, including 22 Baby Bullet trains, and will hike fares to help close a projected $13.6 million budget gap. Caltrain's policy board approved a 17.5 percent fare increase effective July 1, which will be followed by a 5.6 percent increase on Jan. 1, 2006. Taken together, the two increases will bring in an additional $4 million in revenue, Caltrain said.

While the Atlanta-Macon, Georgia, commuter rail line has been talked about for years, this once-elusive project is getting closer to realization.

Amtrak's new marketing efforts to promote its Michigan - Blue Water Service from Port Huron to Chicago, with stops in Dowagiac and Niles, has led to a new partnership with the tourist bureaus and chambers of commerce located within each of the Michigan communities Amtrak services along the nine-city route.

The Department of Homeland Security is expected to award an $800,000 grant to the South Shore commuter railroad later this year as part of a plan to guard the nation's rails.