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D.C. lawmakers and environmentalists are accusing the Bush administration of waiting until after the Nov. 2 election to decide whether to require railroads to route hazardous materials around Washington, charging that security is taking a back seat to politics.

The CSX Corporation board of directors has approved a policy on shareholder rights, also known as "poison pills," that would allow any such plan adopted by the board without shareholder approval to remain in effect for one year.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation reported third-quarter 2004 earnings of $0.01 per share which includes a net of tax charge of $288 million, or $0.76 per share to reflect changes in the way BNSF estimates asbestos and environmental liabilities.

Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railway crews worked through the night to finish track repairs and reopen Central Oregon

A new rail yard that the Canadian federal government is giving the city $250,000 to study would be the first one in North America used exclusively for food cargo if it's built, says the general manager of the Guelph Junction Railway.

Canadian Pacific Railway said Tuesday it nearly doubled its third-quarter profits, helped by a gain on foreign exchange and increased volume.

Evacuees of an east-side Detroit, Michigan neighborhood where a train derailed Monday morning were back home by Monday night, but the removal of the cars that toppled off the track is expected to continue today, a railroad spokesperson said.

A Norfolk Southern spokeswoman apologized yesterday for the chemical spill Sunday that prompted the evacuation of 200 homes in the Petersburg Estates subdivision for more than six hours.

OmniTRAX, an affiliate of The Broe Companies, has announced that it has concluded a lease of CSXT's Fulco Branch Line near Atlanta, Georgia, effective at 12:01 ET, Saturday, October 23, 2004.

Metro-North officials were able to fix downed wires Tuesday afternoon before rush hour, sparing a nightmare commute for passengers on the New Haven line.

Hot on the heels of a deal with RailAmerica Inc. rolled out this week, TMS (transportation management system) specialist Railinc expects next week to unveil about 20 more railway customers for its Web-based RailSync Command system.

The Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad puts safety first, stressed railroad executive Ed McKechnie, defending the railroad's actions immediately after an Oct. 1 derailment south of South Hutchinson.

SEPTA rail maintenance crews have added a high-powered weapon this year to the war against a fall phenomenon that slows commuter trains in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area to a cautious crawl.

Canadian National Railway Co. is opening offices in China's two biggest cities to take advantage of increased trade between Asia and North America.

In 2000, The Virginia General Assembly gave CSX Corp. $65.7 million of state money to fund rail improvements to the freight conglomerate

A regional development authority has a plan to cut the time goods sit on train cars going in and out of the Brunswick, Georgia port, now it just needs to find money to pay for it.

Amtrak, drawing a sharp contrast with its airline competitors, is rolling out a new ticket policy that eliminates change fees for travelers who revise their plans.

Thousands more people may soon be working on the railroad.

Commuter rail service between Belen and Bernalillo, New Mexico, is one step closer to becoming a reality.

Amtrak's Downeaster will again become a reserved train beginning on November 1, 2004. Reserved service requires that a passenger have a ticket for the specific train he/she is boarding, unless traveling with a Downeaster pass.

People who ride MARC's Penn Line or Amtrak can expect some delays during the next few weeks.

One man is dead and another critically injured following a collision between a cattle liner and a freight train southeast of Calgary early Sunday.

A chemical leak at a Norfolk Southern Louisville, Kentucky, rail yard forced the evacuation of about 200 homes in southeast Jefferson County for about seven hours on Sunday.

Two freight trains collided late Friday night causing the third train derailment in the city this year.

Amtrak is anticipating another busy Thanksgiving holiday travel period.

A group that represents Metro-North Railroad riders yesterday decided to oppose next year's proposed fare hikes until the railroad's parent agency, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, secures from the state and federal government a long-term solution to its skyrocketing debt and deficits.

U.S. railroads moved more freight during the week ended October 16 than during any previous week on record, according to this release issued by the Association of American Railroads (AAR). Total volume of 33.1 billion ton-miles broke the previous record of 32.7 billion ton-miles set just one week earlier. It also represented a 2.2 percent increase over total volume during the comparable week last year.

The driver for a Siouxland trucking company is lucky to be alive after making a dangerous decision. He tried to cross railroad tracks, near Lyons, Nebraska, as a train rode through.

Despite an on-going fight to expand across southern Minnesota, the Dakota Minnesota and Eastern railroad is moving ahead with its improvement plans.