Railroad News

A labor agreement for Philadelphia transit workers has been ratified overwhelmingly by union members.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The two newest movers and shakers in fast-growing Avon weigh in at more than 13 tons each.

Shares of CSX Corp. edged down in premarket trading Friday as an analyst downgraded the railroad, saying its share price has moved too high.

CSX Transportation unveiled two trains called GenSet Locomotives Thursday afternoon.

The Fort Avenue Bridge serves as the main gateway to Fort McHenry in South Baltimore.

A pickup truck was hit by a westbound Canadian Pacific Railway coal train on Thursday afternoon, at a private crossing south of Worrell Crescent.

Having gone "all in" on a U.S. economic recovery with his $44 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said his goal to speed up construction of 12 transit projects and ease congestion in the second-biggest U.S. city requires a oecreativea funding help from Washington.

Two-year-old airline Virgin America touched down Wednesday in Florida, marking one of its most ambitious expansion moves yet with a lavish welcoming ceremony that included Virgin Group Ltd.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Wednesday released its final 2010 budget proposal and its November financial plan for 2010-2013. The approximately $11 billion 2010 budget proposal is balanced with no fare increase or reductions to scheduled service, with the help of rescue legislation enacted in Albany in May.

Alarmed by a rise in people jumping to their deaths in front of trains, some Japanese railway operators are installing special blue lights above station platforms they hope will have a soothing effect and reduce suicides.

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Berkshire Hathaway has a lot of equity: its book value is about $125 billion. And since equity is forever, it makes sense for Berkshire to have a very long time horizon when it comes to buying assets.

Union Pacific Railroad will have to defend itself from a lawsuit by a former employee who says the company should have done a better job protecting her against West Nile virus.

The Toronto stock market was higher at mid-morning Tuesday as oil prices held steady following a sharp runup and grocer Loblaw Cos.

CSX Corp upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight, $52 target, at Barclays. The stock closed yesterday at $48.22 on volume of 3,079,300 shares, below average daily volume of 5,713,440. CSX is currently above its 50-day moving average of $44.79 and above its 200-day moving average of $35.39. SmarTrend is bullish on shares of CSX and our subscribers ...

Canadian Pacific Railway Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited , has announced a debt offering of $379 million.

Nov. 16 -- Charles "Wick" Moorman, chief executive officer of Norfolk Southern Corp., talks with Bloomberg's Deirdre Bolton about the impact of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

Over the past few weeks, there has been a resurgence in acquisition activity, fueling an already strong market rally.

South Los Angeles has won a significant victory as transportation officials recommended this week that a proposed transit corridor along Crenshaw Boulevard be a light-rail line rather than a less expensive dedicated busway.