3+ day, 11+ 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, 13+ 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, 13+ hour ago   (111+ words) Trainz acquires Sal Olsen’s Toy Train Parts Trains has acquired the inventory of parts diagrams from Sal Olsen’s Toy Train Parts. In a press release sent to CTT dated September 10, Trainz announced that they will incorporate the Olsen diagrams into…...

3+ day, 18+ 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, 19+ 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…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (678+ words) The Stop the Rail Merger Coalition has posted an interactive map that combines projected merger-related increases in rail traffic and blocked-crossing and safety data; UP says the merger will have a minimal impact on the number of trains operated The…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (425+ words) UP’s Vena says regulators should address potential future mergers as they occur, not as part of UP-NS proceeding Merger application should be addressed on its own merit, CEO says in online session Jim Vena doesn’t really see why the Surface…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (242+ words) Don Young, who began running steam locomotives in 1965, concludes his career with August trips for Delaware River Railroad Excrusions After a brief stint at Steamtown in Scranton, Pa., in 1995, Young volunteered there from 2002 to 2025, and he fired and ran the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (96+ words) CTT is excited to announce a new special issue! Return to the Golden Years takes you back to the 1940s, 50s, and 60s, with 100 pages of all-new stories. See noted Marx expert Jim Flynn’s O gauge layout, learn about Lionel’s S&H Green…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (164+ words) Deadline for notices is now Sept. 30 WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board has extended the deadline for filing notices of intent to participate in the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger to Sept. 30, the board’s chief counsel, Anika S. Cooper, said in a…...