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On March 5, CSX Intermodal personnel held a recognition dinner for CSX Police Superintendent Ron Geary, Field Director Bill Laubenheimer and Special Agents Scot Schroeder, Tom Gorman and Art Beekman.

Amtrak is responding to the terrorist attacks on trains in Madrid last week by stepping up police patrols and "conducting random baggage screening" at major stations, said Dan Stessel, a spokesman for the railroad.

Nearly $1.3 billion would be spent on rail security under federal legislation introduced since the Madrid train bombings last week.

About 5,000 CN Rail employees across the country will start returning to work on Friday if they ratify a second tentative contract to end a four-week strike.

Norfolk Southern's train 40T-H0-15 derailed and split apart this morning west of Arkport, New York on the Southern Tier Line.

Property owners' fingers are pointed at BNSF for Everett, Washington flooding.

Canadian National Railway and the Canadian Auto Workers union reached a tentative agreement Monday that could end a strike by 5,000 employees that began February 20.

Michael J. Ward, CSX Corporation chairman, president, and chief executive officer and CSX Transportation (CSXT) president announced today that Tony L. Ingram has joined the company.

RailAmerica, Inc. reported its freight carloads (including intermodal units) for the month ended February 29, 2004. Due to the sale of its Chilean railroad interest, results from that operation have been eliminated for both periods.

RailAmerica, Inc. announced that the Board of Directors has split the offices of Chairman of the Board and President & CEO. William G. Pagonis, who previously served as Vice Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, will serve as the new Chairman of the Board. Gary O. Marino will continue to serve as the President & CEO of the Company.

VIA Rail has asked its employees to be more vigilant in light of Thursday's bomb attacks on Spain's rail system.

RMI, the largest independent provider of accurate, reliable, comprehensive and secure rail information services to the transportation industry, today announced 200 railroads have deployed the RailConnect(R) Transportation Management Services (TMS) for the operational management of their railroads.

Amtrak's twice-daily passenger train service across Missouri would continue for at least a few more months under legislation given initial approval Wednesday by the House.

The British Columbia government has been forced to cancel the privatization of a port subdivision of BC Rail's operation after it was revealed that the potential deal is part of a widening RCMP investigation involving the Crown-owned railway.

Amtrak officials said Friday that despite the Spain bombings, there is no specific threat against U.S. railroads.

In January 2004, KCS SD60 744 was involved in a crossing collision at Calhoun, La. that caused extensive damage to the engine.

A damaged CN railway track that escaped notice during routine inspections was the cause of a derailment that forced the evacuation of a neighbourhood in Dartmouth, a federal safety board has concluded.

At least two signals warned an Amtrak engineer his passenger train was on the wrong track as it barreled toward an oncoming train at more than 75 mph, railway officials said.

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. reported February 2004 traffic volumes for its North American and 50%-owned Australian operations.

VIA Rail will pick up in Southwestern Ontario where U.S.-based Amtrak left off after the American rail passenger carrier cancels its Chicago-Toronto service next month.

Amtrak didn't meet its goal of three-hour train service between Boston and New York because neither the railroad nor the government managed or oversaw the project effectively, congressional auditors said on Monday.

The owner of a 317-mile railroad has bought part of a company that manages a railroad owned by Carbon County that runs from Packerton to Hometown.

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board says Canadian Pacific Railway is responsible for a derailment in Minot, North Dakota two years ago.

Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell announced the release of more than $6 million in capital budget funds for five rail-freight improvement projects. "Railroads are playing an increasing role in keeping the freight moving from our communities and employers to the major railroads that carry freight around the nation," Rendell said. "These funds will help ensure the smooth operation of the shortline and regional railroads that promote economic development, job creation and highway safety." The capital budget funding released by Gov. Rendell includes:

In the next 120 days, 25 additional SD50's will begin showing up on the property from National Railway Equipment, where they are receiving the KCS livery.

With the commemoration of Horseshoe Curve's 150th anniversary this year, the Railroaders Heritage Corporation today announced that it will "pull out all the stops" with a major evening spectacular on July 4th.

Metro-North officials were investigating what caused an accident in the Stamford rail yard that killed a veteran conductor Wednesday.

The Canadian Wheat Board is concerned about tight supplies of railcars to ship its grain to export ports, its chief executive Adrian Measner said on Thursday.

At 03:15 CDT on Tuesday, March 9, 2004 BNSF train V-PTLBLU3-07 derailed 30 cars 3 miles West of White Earth, ND blocking single main track.

Canadian National Railway Co. said yesterday that it offered the union representing 5,000 striking rail workers the option for a "cooling-off period" in which employees would return to work while bargaining resumes.