Railroads are the most efficient transportation mode for moving goods on the earth's surface. Railroads are of particular importance for the movement of commodities that heavy and moved in bulk over ...

Even as other modes of transportation gain prominence, railroads maintain their role as an essential means of transporting ...

Let’s hope Conrail isn’t re-regulated back into existence.

Railroad and agricultural industry leaders share concerns about Congressional proposals they say could harm freight rail and ...

On behalf of the nation’s 600-plus small business short line freight railroads, the American Short Line and Regional Railroad ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Railroads used to be an inescapable part of American life: They employed lots of people and were the nation's largest industry by ...

OPINION: The story of America’s climb to the summit of the global economy is inseparable from the story of railroads. Long ...

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TROY, Mich. — Michigan State University’s Rails to the Future conference lived up to its billing yesterday as a trio of retired railroad executives warned that stagnant freight volume, uneven service, ...

Major freight railroads are facing pressure to add sick days for their workers from a new front: An influential investment group says some of its members are pushing the measure that Congress declined ...

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