U.S. preliminary net trailer orders for October rose above 21,000 units, marking a rebound, analysts said.

This year will be another disappointing one for freight rail carriers hauling fewer carloads of coal and natural-gas drilling supplies through southwestern Pennsylvania.

Railroads and shipper groups have sketched their strategy for a potentially historic Surface Transportation Board battle over the future of rail competition, with comments to the agency as well as taking steps to recruit allies.

Trailer orders in September fell below 13,000 as the market continues to adapt and reshape itself after a banner 2015, analysts said.

Fortress Investment Group is exploring a sale of Florida East Coast Railway Corp., the coastal freight operator it took private in 2007, according to people familiar with the matter.

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. opened a new full-service dealer location in Tolleson, Arizona.

The federal Surface Transportation Board wants to know how many trains would run on the proposed Great Lakes Basin Railroad and also wants more details on its planned connection to the South Shore Freight Railroad.

U.S. net trailer orders fell 37.6% year-over-year as some fleets remained cautious about adding equipment and cancellations increased, according to ACT Research Co.

Railroad operators around the country got a boost from federal regulators in their efforts to implement the automatic braking system known as positive train control.

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. has an agreement to buy Worcester’s Providence and Worcester Railroad Co. under a $125 million deal unveiled Aug. 15.