3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1263+ words) W&LE and Reading Blue Mountain & Northern among short lines seeking expansions as part of UP-NS merger The railroads were among 11 short lines that may seek trackage rights and more interchange options as part of regulatory review of transcontinental merger…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (393+ words) Union Pacific opens cross-border coal export route via Mexico’s Port of Guaymas Shipments from the Powder River Basin interchanged with Ferromex via Nogales, Ariz. A Union Pacific coal train grinds its way up Logan Hill in the Powder River Basin…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1616+ words) BNSF will seek trackage rights from Chicago to Eastern Pennsylvania over Norfolk Southern WASHINGTON — BNSF Railway, CPKC, and CSX plan to seek broad trackage rights over a combined Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern system if federal regulators approve the transcontinental merger. Notably,…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (234+ words) WASHINGTON — The Rail Passengers Association on Wednesday, Sept. 9, called for the Surface Transportation Board to reject the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger, saying the UP-NS application ignores potential expansion of passenger service as part of its failure to make a prima…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (265+ words) American Car & Foundry-built car recently arrived at tourist railroad for extensive restoration CUMBERLAND, Md. – The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad is no stranger to dome cars, offering passengers panoramic views while traveling through the Allegheny Mountains between Cumberland and Frostburg, Md. For…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (222+ words) July 2025 incident involving detouring train occurred at same spot as earlier track buckling incident WASHINGTON — Inadequate repairs at the site where track had buckled 10 days earlier led to another buckling incident that caused the derailment of a Canadian National train…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (134+ words) COO Jerry Hall will retire at the end of the year JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Short line holding company Patriot Rail today announced the appointment of Jason Bradt as its chief operating officer, which it said would strengthen its leadership team as…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (335+ words) Voting on local offices to be held Oct. 26 OTTAWA, Ontario — A group opposed to Canada’s Alto high-speed rail project has announced an effort to focus attention on the proposed Toronto-Quebec City operation as part of upcoming local elections in Ontario....

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (210+ words) Transportation Communications Union, IAM District 19 now part of organization opposing UP-NS merger WASHINGTON — Two additional unions have joined the Stop the Rail Merger Coalition, the group of railroads, shippers, and labor organizations opposing the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern transaction. The Transportation…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (348+ words) Harnett County, Greensboro each receive $500,000 awards RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Railroad Co. has awarded two $500,000 grants to prepare rail-served industrial sites for future development and has opened applications for the next round of the grant program. Harnett County and Greensboro…...