Railroad executives tried to sound upbeat about near-term industry performance during a recent conference in New York, but they acknowledged that ...read more.

Growing demand for ethanol nationwide is prompting serious industry negotiations about building pipelines to carry the fuel additive. ...read more.

A decision next month by the California High-Speed Rail Authority could make or break the state's plans for a 700-mile high-speed passenger train ...read more.

Railroad fuel surcharges are moving to the forefront for shippers, as oil prices rise to record levels. The price of oil is only ...read more.

Congress has passed a second continuing resolution (CR), extending funding for federal programs -- including transportation -- at ...read more.

House and Senate negotiators have agreed on a compromise fiscal 2008 funding bill for Transportation Department programs, including urban transit.
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Valley Metro of Phoenix, Ariz., has installed a new Web-based customer relations management system that will allow the transit agency to better ...read more.

Just before planned service cuts and fare hikes were to take place, Chicago's transit agencies received a reprieve from Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich ...read more.

Voters in seven states approved a majority of the transit measures on state ballots this month, continuing a nationwide trend: people who are ...read more.

Canadian Pacific Railway might be trying to avoid a takeover by acquiring Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad (DM&E), says one railroad ...read more.