The Latest Breaking News from Rail

RMT members and Network Rail staff voted for another 24 hours of strike action, which is expected to cripple the transport network once again later this month.

It’s the era of scooter commuters.

Labour said the last meeting between unions and transport ministers was March 8 - despite Grant Shapps leading a Commons debate to attack striking rail workers and Labour

Train bosses have advised customers to “only travel if absolutely essential” as ten of thousands of workers plan a mass walk-out next week with half of Britain’s rail lines due to be closed

No passenger services will serve locations such as Penzance in Cornwall, Bournemouth in Dorset, Swansea in South Wales, and Chester in Cheshire.

Benzinga Pro data, FreightCar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) reported Q1 sales of $93.24 million. Earnings fell to a loss of $25.85 million, resulting in a 2318.63% decrease from last quarter.

Local authority chiefs want to increase the 2 per cent pay offer to tens of thousands of staff and believe the Government should foot the bill.

Union members with GTR - which includes Gatwick Express, Southern, Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Great Northern - voted for industrial action short of a strike

FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) reported first-quarter revenue growth of 188% year-over-year to $93.2 million, beating the consensus of $71.3 million. The company delivered 783 railcars in Q1 versus 309 railcars in Q1 2020. The gross margin for the quarter was 10.8%, up by 672 bps. The operating loss narrowed to $(0.655) million…