Stories Tagged as
Railroad
Amtrak wants $3.6 billion in subsidies. It probably won't get all of that
by
Henry Epp
Mar 31, 2023
It's asking for 50% more funding than it received for the current fiscal year.
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Deadline looms for potentially "perilous" nationwide rail strike
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Nov 28, 2022
The effects of a work stoppage could be felt as soon as Dec. 5. Many in the private sector are looking to Congress for a solution.
Freight railroad union rejects contract, renewing possibility of a strike
by
Lily Jamali
Oct 11, 2022
Working conditions are a major sticking point, particularly draconian schedules, for members of the third-largest railroad union.
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Possible train strike could derail supply chain even more
Sep 12, 2022
A nationwide rail shutdown could cost $2 billion a day, the Association of American Railroads said.
Train-hopping in the digital age
by
Molly Wood
Jul 2, 2014
A father-son duo recount how technology changed clandestine freight train travel.
Railroads' earnings -- and their freight -- show where the economy's heading
Jan 24, 2014
Railroads are shipping less coal, while they're sending packed supply trains to the oil fracking fields of North Dakota.
Counting what's in freight cars, as Union Pacific reports earnings
Apr 18, 2013
If you could see inside the cars on a freight train, you'd know more about which parts of the economy are up -- or down.
For public good, not for profit.
Railroad to make shift to natural gas locomotives
Mar 6, 2013
BNSF, the railroad owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, should profit by switching to cheaper natural gas. Buffett's company also has a big stake in natural gas.
BNSF Railway to test natural gas locomotives
Mar 6, 2013
BNSF Railway is announcing this morning that it’s trying a new experiment. The railway is going to try running some of its locomotives on natural gas this year, instead of diesel.
Short line railroads face tough track ahead
by
Blake Farmer
Jan 8, 2013
Even with a new tax break for upgraded train tracks, short line railroads have trouble picking up business.