Rail Transportation

Chart of the Day: Rail Freight

Jun 02 2008 Felix Salmon

A Fun Train of Thought

Aug 08 2008 Felix Salmon

Commuting Cost Datapoint of the Day

Jun 19 2008 Felix Salmon

Obstacles to Infrastructure Privatizations

May 04 2007 Yves Smith and Felix Salmon

Rail Privatization: Is Germany Doing it Right?

Jul 24 2007 Yves Smith and Felix Salmon

Weekly US rail shipments continue to plunge

Shipments carried by U.S. railroads sank for a third straight week last week amid deteriorating
AP Dec 18 2008 03:30PM EST

Sector Snap: Rails Ride Higher

Shares of rail operators climbed Wednesday, with Kansas City Southern surging more than 17
AP Dec 17 2008 12:43PM EST

DoT eyes Texas for high-speed rail

Texas will be part of a federal program to create high-speed passenger train service, according
Houston Dec 16 2008 03:42PM EST

Buffett's company buys more BNSF shares

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett's company has bought another 2.2 million shares of Burlington
AP Dec 15 2008 08:10PM EST

DOT secretary in NYC for high-speed rail proposal

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Mary Peters and Mayor Michael Bloomberg are asking
AP Dec 15 2008 03:49PM EST

Calif. looks to feds for more bullet train funding

As California's finances crumble, the state is looking to the federal government to pick up
AP Dec 12 2008 10:52AM EST

Early Glance: Railroads companies

Shares of some top railroads companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:Burlington Northern rose $.67 or
AP Jan 02 2009 10:33AM EST

Midday Glance: Railroads companies

Shares of some top railroads companies are up at noon:Burlington Northern rose $2.19 or 2.9
AP Jan 02 2009 01:02PM EST

PROMISES, PROMISES: Rail cargo routes get leeway

Barbara Neuschwander can still recall the stench and taste created by the massive fire that
AP Dec 16 2008 02:08PM EST

Final Glance: Railroads companies

Shares of some top railroads companies were up at the close of trading:Burlington Northern
AP Dec 31 2008 05:50PM EST

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Police to line Obama's rail route

Denver Post Jan 09 2009 12:00AM EST

Another East Rochester train fatality investigated

Rochester Democrat & Chronicle Jan 09 2009 12:00AM EST

Floods, slides paralyze Northwest

Denver Post Jan 09 2009 12:00AM EST

Free public transport for Wales, politicians urge in radical plan

WalesOnline.co.uk Jan 09 2009 12:00AM EST

Cash crunch slows high-speed rail project

San Francisco Chronicle Jan 09 2009 12:00AM EST

Fares too high for locals on Atlantic City Express Service

Press of Atlantic City Jan 09 2009 12:00AM EST

Heavy rains, snowmelt team up to swamp Northwest

ABC 27 Milwaukee (WKOW) Jan 09 2009 12:00AM EST

Amtrak cancels service between Portland, Seattle

NBC 21 Portland (KTVZ) Jan 08 2009 12:00AM EST

Amtrak Prepares for Crowds Along Obama Train Route

New York Times Jan 08 2009 12:00AM EST

Seattle-Portland trains stopped; East-West moving

The Olympian, Washington Jan 08 2009 12:00AM EST

No Way To Run a Railroad: Amtrak Arrests Photo Contest Participant- For Taking Photos

TreeHugger Jan 07 2009 12:00AM EST

Infrastructure Stimulus Amounts

Angry Bear Jan 06 2009 12:00AM EST

Amtrak Woez

The Corpus Callosum Jan 06 2009 12:00AM EST

Random Morning Links

Reason Magazine - Hit & Run Jan 05 2009 12:00AM EST

Amtrak Photo Contestant Arrested By Amtrak Police

Slashdot Jan 05 2009 12:00AM EST