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The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) announced it filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the National Mediation Board (NMB), the government agency charged with administering the Railway Labor Act.

A Bush administration proposal to convert Amtrak into a private operator and transfer most responsibilities of the train system to state and local governments has California officials on edge.

The Federal Railroad Administration is investigating Sunday's Housatonic Railroad train derailment in Connecticut, where eight cars loaded with lumber left the tracks, nearly pulling two ethanol-filled tankers along with them.

An innovation used on railroads across the country has finally reached the northernmost end of the Alaska line.

The Union Pacific Railroad moved several dozen railroad tank cars from the Hercules waterfront on Monday after a swell of neighborhood complaints.

After running one Acela Express train on Monday, Amtrak decided to once again suspend its high-speed rail service as it works to repair damaged brakes and determine the cause, a spokeswoman said.

Columbus, Georgia city officials have been talking for more than a decade about the possibility of moving a downtown railroad yard.

Residents of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, saw some action in their quiet part of town Monday morning after a BNSF coal train derailed in their town.

Freight rail cars won't be hauling hazardous materials through Washington, DC for a while.

Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) announced that they have reached labor agreements with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers System Council 11 (IBEW-SC11), Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (Teamsters), and the United Transportation Union (UTU).

Canadian Pacific Railway announced it has begun a major expansion of the track network in its western corridor extending from the Prairie region to the Port of Vancouver.

Toyota Logistics Services has awarded Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) the 2004 President's Award for overall logistics excellence among rail carriers, its highest award given to a logistics provider.

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North Dakota grain elevators will save about $5.5 million under BNSF Railway's plan to temporarily lower shipping rates for wheat, industry officials said.

More than 42 miles of railroad track from Glenwood Springs to Woody Creek, Colorado, will be torn up and sold for scrap metal, a coalition of Roaring Fork valley governments has decided.

A string of freight train cars derailed early Friday morning in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. The minor derailment happened at the Union Pacific rail yard in Livonia. In total, seven empty cars were derailed. Fire officials were notified more than 30 minutes after the accident.

A freight train derailed Sunday morning in the woods along the Appalachian Trail in Falls Village, Connecticut, sending six cars filled with lumber off the tracks and nearly toppling two ethanol-filled tankers.

CN Rail train M35951-16 derailed on the T

Amtrak, scrambling to cover the Acela Express trips in between Washington and Boston after brake problems were discovered, will have one high-speed train back in service on Monday.

Amtrak gathered together enough cars and equipment on Saturday to run regular trains on the four Acela Express trips scheduled between Washington, D.C., and Boston.

The Savanna, Illinois-based railroad company known as Riverport Railroad, LLC, recently announced plans to significantly expand its operations at the former Savanna Army Depot, according to a Riverport news release.

An Amtrak train headed from Los Angeles to Chicago derailed Saturday evening, stranding 74 passengers and 11 crew members, Amtrak officials said. There were no injuries.

The Alaska Railroad says the future is looking bright in the wake of a record year and the opening of the railroad's new operations center.

A federal agency is investigating whether the Canadian Pacific Railway violated regulations by shipping undeclared hazardous materials in Minnesota.

Norfolk Southern Corporation announced that it plans to commence offers to exchange new unsecured Norfolk Southern debt securities and cash for a portion of its 7.80% notes due May 15, 2027, its 7.25% notes due February 15, 2031, and for any or all of its 9.00% notes due March 1, 2021.

The Canadian government plans to provide a $30-million grant to kick-start a container port at Prince Rupert in northwestern British Columbia.

Starting May 1, weekday train travelers can take the Amtrak train to St. Albans, Vermont, and be bused to Montreal, thanks to a deal with Vermont Transit Co. and a schedule change.

Paul Cote, Via Rail's new chief executive, says the national railway passenger service can improve itself without massive new injections of government funding.

For the second consecutive year, BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) received Toyota Logistics Service's Logistics Excellence Award for Railroad Customer Service.

Eight former employees of the former Illinois Central Railroad are taking the company to court alleging they were exposed to hazardous products on the job.