Intermodal and commodity traffic helped U.S. freight railroads to strong volume gains in the latest week data.

Share prices of freight railroads CSX, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern rose Thursday after the companies reported that higher fuel prices are prompting shippers to shift loads to rail from trucks.

North American transborder freight hit $160.6 billion in August 2026, up 22.6% year-over-year, driven by stronger activity at U.S. borders.

In West Virginia, you know the sound of a train. You heard it rolling through the hollows at night. You waited on it at the ...

MarketsandMarkets DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- According to MarketsandMarkets, the Rail Infrastructure Market is projected ...

The latest weekly rail traffic numbers show a significant intermodal volume surge, propelled by high diesel fuel prices and ...

Total transborder freight: $160.6 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, increasing 22.6% compared to August 2025 Freight between the U.S. and Canada: $66.3 billion, up ...

For as long as the U.S. has been a nation, one of the core divides socially, economically, and politically has been the one ...

Commentary: Consumer groups say it’s a mistake to make it harder for rail to innovate. Adding regulations, however good the intentions, adds costs.

When it comes to its proposed merger with Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific seems increasingly intent on monopolizing not only ...

Energy markets are caught between a short 60-day easing of Russia sanctions and ongoing conflict risks that keep diesel ...

Watching the cars pass, I think of the farmers who worked this prairie before either railroad arrived. They could raise ...