Although Amtrak has made performance improvements in recent years, several lawmakers are asking whether the rail service can do more, as Congress ...read more.

The Federal Railroad Administration has notified Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (BNSF) that it cannot participate in a voluntary federal ...read more.

The decline in auto shipments that railroads incurred in the first quarter of this year was just part of a long-term slide that industry analysts ...read more.

In a project that would cost $2 billion or more, Norfolk Southern Corp. says it plans to expand a rail line running from Louisiana to New ...read more.

Transit-security grants would receive a $225 million boost in fiscal 2008, under a Homeland Security Department funding bill passed in May by a ...read more.

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has submitted a contingency plan to balance its budget if it does not receive the anticipated funding from the ...read more.

Ending a month-long impasse with Congress, President Bush signed a fiscal 2007 emergency war-funding bill last week that includes money for ...read more.

IBM opened a "Rail Innovation Center" in Beijing June 11 as China uses money from its economic boom to expand its rail systems. The IBM ...read more.