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CN Police announced it will conduct safety blitz operations at highway/railway crossings in more than 70 locations across Canada during Rail Safety Week, from April 25 to May 1, 2005.

Union Pacific Railroad announced the winners of its tenth annual Chemical Transportation Safety Pinnacle Award which recognizes safety achievements of Union Pacific

Nearly two dozen cars in a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed about 40 miles north of Charlotte, North Carolina, early Tuesday, disrupting freight and Amtrak service.

Amtrak is pressing more Metroliner equipment into service while the passenger rail system works to repair brakes on Acela Express trains.

A Greenville, Pennsylvania, man was killed early Saturday while working at the site of a train derailment in Jefferson Township.

Fatigue continues to haunt the railroad industry even though federal officials have identified exhaustion as a safety concern, with tired crews causing some of the deadliest and costliest freight train wrecks over the last 20 years, federal reports show.

Amtrak's Downeaster passengers will travel between Portland, Maine and Boston, Massachusetts, faster starting next week, but they will be riding in different coaches because of Amtrak's problems with the Acela Express service.

Northern Lines Railway, LLC (NLR), an affiliate of Anacostia & Pacific Company, Chicago, and BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) announced that NLR has entered into a lease agreement for more than 22 route miles of track from BNSF in the St. Cloud, Minnesota area.

A lawsuit filed Thursday against the operators of a rock quarry in Dillard accuses the company of negligent mining activities that caused a landslide in February 2004.

After almost two years of waiting and legal positioning, CN is on trial for the death of Art McKay and Ken LeQuesne.

The Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway is proceeding with its plan to abandon the Cape Breton section of its rail line.

Several senators on Thursday criticized President Bush's proposal to give Amtrak no money next year, while the railroad submitted a request to Congress for $1.82 billion.

Fifty years ago, on April 24, 1955, Canadians celebrated as two transcontinental trains were launched.

Showcasing its commitment to the environment during Earth Day 2005, Canadian Pacific Railway outlined measures it has taken to address climate change and greenhouse gas emissions as part of day-to-day operations.

The Justice Department filed arguments Thursday in support of a bid by CSX Transportation Inc. to overturn the District of Columbia's law against hazardous rail shipments in the city.

Kaw River Railroad (KAW), an affiliate of Watco Companies, Inc., (Watco) and BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) announced Friday that KAW has entered into a lease agreement for more than 15 route miles of track from BNSF on the Kearney to Birmingham, Mo., line.

Starting June 1, VIA Rail Canada will be relaunching its overnight Easterly Class service on the Montreal-Moncton Halifax train, the Ocean, creating a rail journey that immerses travellers into the romance of the Maritime provinces.

The North Carolina Railroad Company has announced that it is starting work on an $18 million capital improvement project on the NCRR corridor between Raleigh and Goldsboro to upgrade the rail line for improved service.

The union representing most Amtrak employees called Friday for the company's board of directors to resign, accusing it of trying to harm the troubled rail service.

Effective May 1, 2005, VIA Rail Canada will introduce a number of changes to its train schedules, including improvements on a number of routes in Ontario and Quebec.

Challenged by high diesel fuel prices and service slowed by a West Coast storm and high demand, Union Pacific Corp. on Thursday reported a 22 percent drop in its first quarter net income compared with the same quarter last year.

Canadian National Railway Co. is looking to acquire more small railways in Canada and the United States, its chief executive said Thursday.

Florida East Coast Industries, Inc. announced results for the first quarter of 2005.

An attempt to pressure BNSF Railway to reduce its shipping rates for Montana grain farmers died in the Senate.

A short train carrying railroad executives, local rail business representatives and government officials rumbled through Tunnel 13 on the Oregon-California border on Thursday to commemorate its reopening.

The battle between South Dakota's Rounds administration and the BNSF Railway intensified Tuesday over the future control and operation of South Dakota's railroad system.

Canadian National Railway Co. achieved a record efficiency rating during the first quarter as it earned $299 million.

Amtrak's flagship Acela Express service will not return until summer, Amtrak said yesterday, but will be replaced for now by slower trains on a limited schedule in an attempt to retain passengers until mechanical problems on the high-speed Acela trains are fixed. Amtrak's senior vice president of operations, William Crosbie, said no Acela Express trains would return to service until the manufacturer and subcontractors build and install new brake systems.

Four CSX Transportation train cars carrying new automobiles derailed yesterday afternoon in Jessup, blocking passengers on the Camden MARC train commuter line during rush hour, a railroad spokeswoman said. Buses picked up passengers at the Dorsey or Savage Maryland Rail Commuter stations and drove them to their destinations north or south of Jessup, said a spokesman for the Maryland Transit Administration.

The Vancouver Port Authority (VPA) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) announced they have signed a cooperation agreement to work together on joint capacity development.