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A CSX Transportation freight train derailed as it rolled into Troy, Alabama, early Saturday morning.

Officials still are investigating why nearly a dozen Union Pacific cars derailed between Bison and Hennessey, Oklahoma, early Saturday.

GATX Rail, a unit of GATX Corporation last week announced it has acquired the remaining interest in Locomotive Leasing Partners (LLP) from the Electro-Motive Division (EMD) of General Motors (GM).

A busy section of U.S. 78 in Leeds, Alabama, will be closed for most of Tuesday as workers replace a railroad trestle.

TRC has announced that it has been retained by the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) as Supervising Contractor to implement the remedial design and construction activity at the former Albuquerque Tie Treatment Facility Superfund site.

The head of the nation's passenger rail service defended Amtrak's spending priorities in a reply to a harsh assessment from the Transportation Department's inspector general.

If all goes well, the Ohio & Pennsylvania Railroad will begin operating next week on the rail line from Youngstown, Ohoi, to Darlington, Pennsylvania, which is partly owned by the Columbiana County Port Authority.

A federal jury this week threw out a class-action claim alleging that Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad conspired with a Portland, Ore., law firm to limit payments to railroad workers who suffered hearing loss.

Two Union Pacific freight trains collided head-on Friday morning, killing one of the conductors and leaving a mess of derailed rail cars, locomotives and freight in the Southern California desert.

Guilford Rail System said Friday that work will begin next year on a substantial enhancement to a 4-mile section of track between Madison Paper Industries and Cousineau Lumber Co. in North Anson.

Metro Council voted Tuesday to ask the Metro Transportation Authority to begin considering public/private partnerships for housing and retail development projects as it acquires land for the Music City Star commuter rail service from Lebanon to downtown Nashville, Tennessee.

To prevent more derailments on a city-owned rail spur, officials are eyeing a $120,000 upgrade of the tracks on two major curves as well as a $30,000-a-year program to replace rotting ties.

Wisconsin Northern announced last week that it has begun operations on the section of rail line from Chippewa Falls to Rice Lake that used to be part of territory served by the Canadian National and Union Pacific railways. "Residents will definitely be seeing a lot more activity on the track," says Dave Ziarnik, president of Automated Building Components and member of the Western Wisconsin Railroad Transit Authority (WWRTA). "There will be a lot of exchange of locomotives back and forth to start getting them into position for the increased service."

You'll hear voices singing "Santa Claus is coming to town" but sleigh bells won't be ringing and the light you see won't be Rudolph's.

An earlier news story indicated that the Quebec (City) "Journal de Quebec" reported J-M Giguere and an American company, reportedly the Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway, were purchasing the Quebec Central Railway.

VIA Rail Canada wishes to advise the public that due to technical difficulties and extreme winter conditions in Northern Manitoba, Train 692 from Churchill to Winnipeg has been cancelled until Sunday, December 12, 2004.

A railroad bypass to steer coal trains around Pierre, South Dakota, is unlikely to ever be built, Mayor Dennis Eisnach said Monday.

About 60 residents and riders Tuesday learned about and commented on NJ Transit's proposal to restore passenger rail service to the now freight-only West Trenton Line.

10East Corp., a Jacksonville-based application and business process service provider geared toward the railroad industry, has entered into an agreement to provide its Mobile Business Platform and RailDocs service to The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company, the company announced this week. Burlington Northern will use the RailDocs Mobile Business Platform to support system-wide federal compliance logistics for its signal department. Approximately 1,500 maintainers, inspectors, supervisors and other management personnel are expected to use the system.

The performance of the nation's railroad industry will follow U.S. manufacturing output higher in 2005, with the capacity and efficiency of the rail system still issues, according to Fitch Ratings.

Bombardier Transportation announced that it received a firm order from the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GO Transit) for 10 BiLevel commuter rail vehicles.

Union Pacific officials apologized Monday night for a string of train derailments in Bexar County in 2004 that have left a path of death and destruction.

GATX Corporation today announced that David M. Edwards has elected to step down as President of GATX Rail.

Houston authorities are checking out possible environmental damage from the Monday night derailment of a BNSF train carrying oil.

A Boeing 737 fuselage -- on its way by rail from Wichita, Kansas, to Renton, Washington, for final assembly -- was damaged when it was sideswiped by an empty logging car on a passing train.

MMA is going to be much better prepared this winter.

Discussions on commuter rail connecting Denver and Colorado Springs, Colorado, have been renewed thanks to the popularity of a new bus service linking the two cities.

A Canadian Pacific Railway freight train heading west from Winnipeg derailed in western Manitoba Monday morning.

Surging demand for coal has left railroads serving central Appalachia

Virginia's rail system needs a dedicated source of funding if railroads are ever going to become a viable alternative to cars and trucks, Gov. Mark R. Warner was told last week.