Intermodal trailed carload traffic on U.S. railroads in the latest data from the the Association of American Railroads

New Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel said that BNSF Railway must reduce its operating-ratio gap with other Class I railroads.

CSX Chief Executive Steve Angel says it should be no surprise that railroads are struggling to grow their freight volumes. “When you look around the world, there really isn’t much growth,” Angel told an investor conference in his first detailed public remarks outside of earnings calls since becoming CEO in September. China is no longer […]

Rival railroad CEO says the STB’s rejection of the initial UP-NS merger application shows the $85 billion deal is not a certainty.

Union Pacific delayed its revised merger application with Norfolk Southern after regulators clarified data formatting requirements, its CEO said.

Union Pacific has again asked federal regulators to investigate Canadian Pacific Kansas City over its handling of intermodal trains on a key southern route.

CSX signed a $670 million deal with Wabtec to upgrade its locomotive fleet, the latest railroad to do so.

Longtime Canadian National executive Stacy Alderson to retire; engineering VP Jamie Lockwood promoted.

Canadian National said fourth-quarter revenue and operating income improved but warned of flat freight traffic in 2026. 

Canadian Pacific Kansas City saw quarterly profits increase despite economic and geopolitical headwinds.

A competing rail alliance drew off Norfolk Southern intermodal volumes in the fourth quarter, leaving freight volumes downward. 

Union Pacific plans to file a revised merger application for its consolidation with Norfolk Southern.

Most of BNSF Railway’s $3.6 billion capital spending in 2026 is allocated for infrastructure maintenance.

Short line operator OmniTRAX promotes new chief commercial officer.

Union Pacific today reported record financial and operational results for 2025 despite a drop in fourth-quarter operating income.

Fourth-quarter profits at CSX were negatively affected by continued freight weakness, which the railroad anticipates will persist.

A bill signed into law by outgoing New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy regulates hazardous-material trains in the state. 

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – If there’s a white whale that railroads have long hunted, it’s the goal of converting truck traffic to rail. It’s a centerpiece of Union Pacific’s effort to show public benefits to its merger with Norfolk Southern (NYSE: UNP, NSC), but the goal is hardly a new one. Janet Drysdale, chief commercial officer […]

Union Pacific’s chief executive fired back at rivals who oppose the merger to create the first transcontinental railroad.

U.S. rail carload freight and intermodal shipments for the first week of this year improved nearly by double-digits.

Rail traffic for U.S. railroads fell 4% for the week ending Jan. 3, 2026, according to statistics from the Association of American Railroads. Volume for the week was 404,293 carloads and intermodal units, with 192,665 carloads, down 2.8% from the corresponding week a year earlier, and 211,628 containers and trailers, down 5.1%. Only chemicals, 2.3%, […]

BNSF Railway and Canadian National tell U.S. regulators that Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are withholding crucial documents needed to properly evaluate their proposed transcontinental merger.

CSX has laid off about 5% of its non-union employees and furloughed dozens of train crewmen.

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern urged federal regulators to reject what they claim are efforts by rival railroads to delay the merger process.

Rival railroads claim they’ve found many flaws in the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger application and are asking the Surface Transportation Board to reject the document.

Amtrak has rejected a proposed private transcontinental passenger train that would have also carried vehicles.

Skepticism over claimed benefits marked reactions to the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger filing.

Merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern will create 10,000 single-line rail lanes, annually shifting 105,000 truckloads to rail and improving efficiency by eliminating interchanges.

Rail freight has been below 2024 levels for eight consecutive weeks, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Union Pacific has finished expanding its Casa Grande Yard, effectively doubling the facility’s capacity.

Will joined gas conglomerate CF Industries in 2007 and had served as CEO since 2014

Intermodal shipments led U.S. rail freight lower in the latest weekly data but traffic remains higher year-to-date.

CSX’s new CEO won’t be flying the company jet.

The Federal Railroad Administration approved a waiver to allow for the expanded use of automatic track inspection technology.

The railroads had expected to file their formal merger application with the Surface Transportation Board this week.

Federal regulators approved the sale of regional line Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway to Fortress Investment Group.

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern took the first official step in their proposed merger as shareholders approved the transcontinental tie-up. 

Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena refutes BNSF’s claim that its merger with Norfolk Southern would lead to the elimination of hundreds of intermodal lanes.

Union Pacific wins more union support for Norfolk Southern merger with career job guarantees for NCFO train crew members.

Nominees who will help judge the fate of the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger told a Senate hearing they won’t let politics influence their decisions.

Florida East Coast Railway helped owner Grupo Mexico’s transportation division increase third-quarter operating income on higher revenue despite flat freight volumes.

U.S. rail traffic remained below 2024 levels for the third consecutive week and the sixth time in eight weeks, with both carload and intermodal traffic experiencing declines.

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have asked the Surface Transportation Board to expedite the review of their proposed transcontinental merger.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City profits increased in the third quarter on higher freight volume and revenue despite economic uncertainty and trade tensions.

New CSX chief Steve Angel has named new leadership of the railroad’s finance and commercial units.

Rail carloads were evenly split among winners and losers as intermodal traffic led rail freight lower in the latest week.

Norfolk Southern’s Q3 revenue fell despite efficiency, service and safety gains, as well as increased competition from BNSF and CSX.

Union Pacific’s Q3 profits rose on improved pricing, record workforce productivity and fuel consumption.

Canadian National named Patrick Whitehead COO and Janet Drysdale CCO, ending a split operations model; former co-leader Derek Taylor departed.

CSX third quarter were dragged down by declining coal shipments that outweighed higher intermodal traffic.

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have set a date for shareholders to vote on their historic $85 billion merger proposal. 

Intermodal traffic and carload freight were higher for a second consecutive week, according to the Association of American Railroads.

New Federal Railroad Administration chief is a former Pan Am Railways president and fifth-generation railroader.

A regional railroad wants to redevelop freight and passenger services in an eastern Pennsylvania county.  

Rail freight posted its third-biggest drop this year as carload and intermodal shipments declined.

Former Surface Transportation Board member Robert Primus on Wednesday sued President Trump, the rail board and its chairman, challenging his firing by Trump in August.

BNSF Railway states that Union Pacific’s deal to acquire Norfolk Southern will hurt rail competition, increase rates, reduce service, and likely lead to operational issues.

Surface Transportation Board wants longer timeline to review proposed tie-up that would create first transcontinental railroad.

CSX has officially opened the Howard Street Tunnel after a clearance project that will boost container volume at the Port of Baltimore.

Intermodal containers and trailers led a down week for U.S. rail freight, according to AAR data.

CSX’s Blue Ridge Subdivision, damaged by Hurricane Helene, hosts its first revenue freight train after reconstruction.

CSX CEO Joe Hinrichs states that railroads’ focus on profit margins over growth has led to stagnant traffic levels.

Union Pacific CEO in Oval Office visit urged President Trump to deploy National Guard troops in Memphis and St. Louis. 

CN and CSX advocate cooperation over mergers to shift freight from highway to rail, citing seamless service and efficiency.

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern argue rival interline alliances prove their proposed merger enhances railroad competition.

The Surface Transportation Board has approved the acquisition of 420-mile regional Great Lakes Central Railroad by Watco. 

President Trump on Tuesday fired Surface Transportation Board member Robert E. Primus, the board’s lone member to oppose the CP-KCS merger in 2023.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City CEO Keith Creel again said his company would pursue alliances rather than near-term consolidation.

Investor Warren Buffett said BNSF parent Berkshire Hathaway won’t bid for Norfolk Southern or CSX. 

BNSF Railway and CSX said they will partner on seamless coast-to-coast rail service, just weeks after Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern proposed their own transcontinental merger. 

R.J. Corman Railroad Group has named Justin Broyles as president and chief executive.

Shipments of freight by rail continue to run ahead of year-ago levels, according to the latest data from the Association of American Railroads.

The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis has issued its final Environmental Impact Statement for the Green Eagle Railroad, a 1.3-mile line that would be part of a new 19-mile rail route and bridge connecting Eagle Pass, Texas, and Piedras Negas, Mexico. The Green Eagle Railroad would be part of a secure corridor for […]

FTAI Infrastructure is acquiring the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway, the largest independent regional railroad in the U.S.

While Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have agreed to consolidate, intermodal heavyweights will have to reassess their links to the major railroads.

Goldman Sachs is reportedly advising CSX on merger options after Union Pacific said that it would acquire Norfolk Southern.

The activist investor that helped spur the historic Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern deal is building a position in CSX.

Intermodal, coal, and grain helped Canadian Pacific Kansas City to improved profits in the second quarter.

Eliminating interchange should make rail a more attractive option for shippers in nation’s midsection, George and Vena tell analysts

Shippers wary of higher rates, service issues with one entity controlling 52,000 miles of track.

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger that will create the first transcontinental railroad with an enterprise value of more than $250 billion.

New domestic lanes expand intermodal service from the West Coast through the Midwest to Texas.

Following news of the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern talks, the Surface Transportation Board has published a resource guide to rail mergers.

Union Pacific saw record results in the fourth quarter as coal shipments led gains across business segments.

Profits at CSX fell in the second quarter as weaker merchandise traffic outweighed improvement in intermodal volumes. 

Union Pacific has agreed to an interim pay raise for 6,000 members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen while full contract talks continue. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) have reached tentative agreement on an interim 3% raise for union members while bargaining for a full contract […]

Tariff and trade uncertainty led CN to cut its outlook for the full year even as lower costs helped improve income amid declining revenues.

The single-car merchandise business is central to plans of the largest rail carrier of intermodal, coal, and grain.

Goldman Sachs is advising BNSF Railway on a possible merger, according to a published report, just days after news broke of talks between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.

Union Pacific has retained investment bank Morgan Stanley to explore a potential acquisition of a Class I railroad, according to a report. 

BNSF Railway and Union Pacific came to an agreement on routing of intermodal trains ahead of a meeting with regulators. 

Jaguar Transport Holdings is seeking to buy two railroads in Washington state, the company said in filings. 

BNSF is eyeing intra-Texas drayers with expedited intermodal services connecting Los Angeles and Houston.

A federal appeals court has thrown out a rule that gave shippers with poor rail service access to a second railroad.

BNSF asks Surface Transportation Board for emergency order to start southern California-Salt Lake City service over Union Pacific tracks.

Intermodal helped make CPKC the fastest-growing railroad in the second quarter.

Carload rail freight edged down in the latest week but stayed ahead of year-to-date levels.

A proposed private passenger train will make the Los Angeles to New York City trip in less than 72 hours – and carry tractor-trailers and their drivers. 

Surface Transportation Board moves to expedite delayed cases, some of which have languished for years.

The Port of Los Angeles expects to boost exports from a rail-served logistics park in California’s Central Valley.