railroad News Updates

Business, Logistics

Union Pacific’s 1Q Income Rises 24%

Freight rail line Union Pacific Corp. said Wednesday its first-quarter profit rose 24% from a year ago on higher volume.

April 20, 2011
Business, Logistics

Norfolk Southern’s 4Q Profit Improves

Norfolk Southern Corp.’s fourth-quarter and annual net income rose from the same periods a year earlier and it said it was boosting its quarterly dividend.

January 26, 2011
Business, Logistics

Canadian Pacific’s Profit Improves

Canadian freight railroad Canadian Pacific’s fourth-quarter net income increased 27.1% to C$185.8 million, or C$1.09 per share, from C$146.2 million, or 87 cents, a year earlier.

January 26, 2011
Business, Logistics

CN’s Profit Falls in 4Q, Grows in Year

Canadian National Railway Co. said its fourth-quarter net income fell 13.6% to C$503 million, or C$1.08 per share, from C$582 million or $1.23 per share, a year earlier.

January 25, 2011
Business, Logistics

CSX’s 4Q, Full-Year Earnings Jump on Higher Volume

CSX Corp. said Monday its fourth-quarter profit jumped 42% on higher shipments from auto manufacturers and other industrial shippers.

January 24, 2011
Business, Logistics

Union Pacific’s 4Q Profit Jumps 41%

Union Pacific Corp.’s fourth-quarter profit 41% on higher volume, the railroad said Thursday.

January 20, 2011
Business, Logistics

Appeals Court Blocks Emissions Limits on Idling Trains

Air quality agencies tasked with reducing pollution in Southern California cannot impose emissions limits on idling trains, a federal appeals court ruled.

September 17, 2010
Business, Logistics

CSX Reports Higher 2Q Profit, Revenue

Eastern freight railroad CSX Corp.’s second-quarter profit jumped 36% on a stronger economy, the company said.

July 13, 2010
Business, Logistics

Norfolk Southern’s Profit Jumps

Norfolk Southern Corp. reported that its first-quarter profit rose 45% from a year ago.

April 28, 2010
Business, Logistics

Canadian Pacific’s 1Q Profit Improves

Canadian freight railroad Canadian Pacific’s first-quarter net income jumped 74% to C$99.8 million, or 59 cents per share, from C$57.3 million, or 36 cents, a year earlier.

April 28, 2010