Transport Canada announced emergency railway safety rules in the wake of a deadly freight train crash in Quebec earlier this month.

Canada’s two major freight railroads reported higher second-quarter earnings from a year ago on stronger rates and volume.

Rapidly growing XPO Logistics Inc. agreed to buy 3PD Inc., a third-party logistics company, for about $365 million in the most expensive publicly disclosed transport-sector transaction this year.

Hub Group Inc. reported higher second-quarter earnings on improved revenue at its intermodal and logistics units.

Kansas City Southern’s second-quarter net income fell to $15 million, or 14 cents a share, from $120 million, or $1.09, a year ago.

South Florida Logistics Services said it has hired 30-year industry veteran Chris Scott as its new CEO.

Union Pacific Corp. said Thursday its second-quarter profit rose 10% to an all-time high, despite carloads dipping 1% in in the quarter.

CSX Corp.’s second-quarter earnings rose to $535 million, or 52 cents a share, from $512 million, or 49 cents, a year ago.