Rail offers cost advantages for less time-sensitive goods, but organizations must weigh those benefits against security considerations.

Amtrak would lose its service preference in effort to ease freight congestion. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) WASHINGTON — A bill stripping government-backed preference given to Amtrak passenger ...

Recent changes to economic and trade policies are fueling significant challenges within the freight rail industry. As decision-makers face uncertainty, particularly around rail traffic and equipment ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced that it will invest close to $53 million in 30 rail freight ...

The February 2026 issue of Railway Age is now available digitally, covering the freight rail Washington outlook and ...

EUROPE: German rail market analysis firm SCI Verkehr believes that 'intermodal rail freight transport remains a key market, ...

Etihad Rail’s freight network enables bulk and high-volume cargo to move on fixed schedules, on dedicated corridors ...

UK: Freightliner's intermodal and bulk freight activities have parted ways, with the acquisition of the Freightliner brand ...

The Railway Assets Corporation extends its appreciation to Rosli Khan for his thought-provoking article, Too Many Trucks, Too Few Trains (FMT, July 12). The issues raised are both timely and relevant, ...

The Economic Survey 2025–26 has flagged persistently high rail freight tariffs as a structural weakness in India’s logistics ...