Railroad

Intermodal, coal, and grains are driving Class I railroad traffic higher.

Union Pacific, the largest publicly-held railroad, is in merger talks with eastern rival Norfolk Southern, according to a published report.

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.

CSX has eliminated 125 mostly management positions, including dozens at its headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla.

A CPKC union is polling members about a possible strike, claiming the railroad took advantage of a service crisis to make workplace job changes on the troubled Kansas City Southern network. 

Schneider National announced improved transit times on its cross-border intermodal service with Canadian Pacific Kansas City.

Rail freight turned in solid gains for the holiday week ending July.

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.

The monthly jobs report showed small changes in truck transportation employment, more of the overall trend of stability.

A panoply of socioeconomic factors are weighing on rail freight, as the economy wrestles with signs of strength and uncertainty, a new analysis finds.

Border agents recently seized $31 million worth of narcotics from commercial shipments in Texas, Michigan, Ontario, and Quebec.

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. 

That light at the end of the rail merger tunnel is becoming an oncoming investment express.

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