Latest Rail Industry News
Kansas City Southern (KCS) has announced that its 16th annual Holiday Express train will distribute a total of $153,290 in gift cards to The Salvation Army at stops along its route.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and NJ TRANSIT are holding a public meeting in New Jersey on November 10, 2016, to present their recommendat
Reading & Northern, a privately held railroad in eastern Pennsylvania, has reported that merchandise (non-coal) traffic is up 15 percent over its record-setting 2015 base. Its passenger excursion business, which saw a record 100,000 visitors in 2015, increased 15 percent.
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) awarded the 2016 Professional Environmental Excellence Award to Russ McDaniel of Norfolk Southern.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has released its Annual Report, which highlights accomplishments made over the year, including the op
Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) has reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2016, with net income of $56.8 million compared to $63.4 million in the third quarter of 2015.
The Rail Division of the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has awarded an additional $10 million for the Freight Rail and Rail Crossing Safety Improvement program for fiscal year 2017, bringing the total amount of funding to $13.75 million for the year.
Koppers Holdings Inc., a producer of treated wood products and other services for industries including rail, has reported 2016 third quarter consolidated sales of $371.1 million, a decrease of 14.5 percent, or $62.7 million, from sales of $433.8 million for the same quarter in 2015.
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported that total U.S. rail traffic for October 2016 was 2,142,814 carloads and intermodal units, down 3.2 percent or 70,896 carloads and intermodal units compared with October 2015.