railroads

The third largest U.S. railroad operator CSX announced Wednesday it would boost its quarterly dividend by 8%, from 24 cents to 26 cents, returning more of its earnings to shareholders.

Business travelers enjoy wi-fi access on some airlines, but not all. Amtrak sees an opening here: It's announced plans to offer wi-fi access on Acela trains between Boston, New York, and Washington, starting in March.

Three stocks I'm thankful for this holiday season. _________________ Is there a Buffett Bubble in railroad stocks? _________________ And the Lonely Value Investor asks if Buffett has lost his mind by buying a railroad. _________________

If the Sage of Omaha is truly an oracle of future returns and a leading indicator for where the market is going, it's hard not to think that U.S. carbon emissions will continue to grow apace and that the budding green revolution will be more bang than bucks. Why? On Tuesday, Buffett paid a hefty...

West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller is poised to introduce the first major railroad industry regulations in nearly three decades. Transportation trade publication The Journal of Commerce reports that the long-serving Democrat, who chairs the Senate, Commerce, Science, and Transportation...

If you're skeptical of the economic data that pundits tout as a sign the economy is starting to recover, you're not alone. In fact, you might have one very good reason to believe that economic activity is still tepid and is not showing signs of improvement. Stock research house Zacks points out...

This post is part of our series ranking the top 25 bygone products and trends we'd like to see return. There's something romantic about train travel. Is it the memories of the model train running on tracks around the Christmas tree, the luminous artwork in "The Polar Express"? The clips from old...