freight

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In late March at the annual Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tenn., Georgia Anne Muldrow bounced on sparkling silver high-heeled boots at Jackson Terminal, a former railroad freight depot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

TJX Cos. management isn’t concerned with rising fuel and freight costs brought on by the Iran war, with the discount retailer officially raising its quarterly dividend by 13% to 48 cents a share.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

“When you deal with long-distance freight and complex scheduling, if suddenly you become unavailable as core infrastructure to your customers, well, the damage ripples through the entire economy,” said Diari.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Railroad operators have been testing cleaner alternatives to diesel-powered locomotives, including battery models, but still rely on diesel-electric for almost all freight routes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Somehow, the train full of firefighters got on the same track as a Wabash freight train.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck