Jaguar Transport Holdings and Spokane International Airport partner on a new transload facility connecting to the national rail network.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern urged federal regulators to reject what they claim are efforts by rival railroads to delay the merger process.
The merger filing by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern doesn’t change the fact that the merger is bad for the economy and consumers, BNSF CEO Katie Farmer said.
The railroads had expected to file their formal merger application with the Surface Transportation Board this week.
Collaboration has been driving recent success for U.S. railroads, according to BNSF, and controversial plans for a transcontinental merger are unlikely to benefit shippers, or the rail industry.
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.
BNSF Railway revenue and profits saw sequential gains for the third quarter and nine months.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have asked the Surface Transportation Board to expedite the review of their proposed transcontinental merger.
Year-over-year rail volume growth is fading.
Norfolk Southern’s Q3 revenue fell despite efficiency, service and safety gains, as well as increased competition from BNSF and CSX.
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.
CSX named Steve Angel as CEO, succeeding former Ford executive Joe Hinrichs as leader of the eastern railroad.
With a new CEO, Ancora Holdings says CSX is now positioned to seek out a merger of its own.
History suggests a trade of job guarantees for union support of a UP-NS merger might not be all it seems.
Following similar interline moves by competing railroads, merger partners Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have introduced an array of new domestic intermodal services.
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 Port of Long Beach has released a draft environmental report for its transformative Pier B on-dock rail expansion project.
Infrastructure investment firm Stonepeak has acquired two logistics centers in Fort Worth, Texas.
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.
Ancora wants CSX to focus on maximizing shareholder value at a critical moment.
A new Union Pacific service is raising the stakes for intermodal traffic moving from southern California ports to Chicago.
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 […]
While Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have agreed to consolidate, intermodal heavyweights will have to reassess their links to the major railroads.
BNSF saw earnings improve in the second quarter and first half of this year as lower costs outweighed weaker revenue per car.
Goldman Sachs is reportedly advising CSX on merger options after Union Pacific said that it would acquire Norfolk Southern.
Canadian National, one of two transcontinental railroads in Canada, expressed support for the proposed coast-to-coast merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.
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 could announce a merger as early as next week, according to a published report.
A trio of veteran experts will advise the Surface Transportation Board and chairman Patrick Fuchs as talk of mergers grows louder.
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.
In a business as tightly coupled to its past as railroading, there is much at stake for several individuals in the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger.
Intermodal, coal, and grains are driving Class I railroad traffic higher.
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.
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.
That light at the end of the rail merger tunnel is becoming an oncoming investment express.
The Port of Los Angeles expects to boost exports from a rail-served logistics park in California’s Central Valley.
BNSF and CSX hauled a trainload of tanks and other military equipment to Washington for the Army’s 250th birthday parade.
History doesn’t provide a road map for how intermodal traffic may perform in the midst of a trade war, analyst Larry Gross says.
BNSF Railway introduced the First Mile/Last Mile team dedicated to development of single-carload traffic.
In the calm before the surge, BNSF is confident its network can handle the coming wave of import containers from Asia.
Railroad executives told an investors conference that future mergers face likely insurmountable regulatory hurdles.
Eastbound international container volume out of Southern California was down 5% from the prior week and 10% compared to the four-week rolling average, according to RailState.
Talk of mergers is making the rounds of Class I railroads as a way to kick-start growth and take advantage of a business-friendly Trump administration.
BNSF has laid off a number of workers as it restructures its technology operations.
Pricing gains and volume growth spurred BNSF Railway to modestly higher first-quarter profits.
Most major railroads maintained their 2025 outlooks even amid worries about trade and the economy.
The Surface Transportation Board will decide whether Union Pacific is blocking rival BNSF from accessing a Utah logistics park.
With Chinese imports tanking and fewer calls expected at West Coast ports, many empty containers won’t have a way back to Asia.
Union Pacific has brought a rare trackage rights dispute with BNSF to the Surface Transportation Board.
Two trade-dependent intermodal projects by BNSF Railway will move forward despite the Trump administration’s announcement of new tariffs.
A partnership of BNSF, Norfolk Southern and the Northwest Seaport Alliance are offering expedited service from the Pacific Northwest to the Chicago rail hub.
BNSF’s group vice president for industrial products has been named chief executive of shortline rail operator OmniTRAX.
With an international intermodal surge winding down, analyst Larry Gross pins his hopes on domestic intermodal share gains.
Class 1 railroads saw mixed results in Q4 of 2024, but consultant Oliver Wyman sees a steadier year ahead.
BNSF Railway said customers invested $4.2 billion in industrial projects on its network in 2024.
Port fees on Chinese ships are aimed at boosting U.S. shipbuilding but could have follow-on effects for intermodal traffic, too.
The early-year supply chain lull swept rail freight in the latest carload data from the Association of American Railroads.
BNSF’s saw fourth quarter revenue decline primarily due to a 6.6% drop in average revenue per carload.
Union Pacific might be running the smoothest rail network.
U.S. rail traffic has risen for the fifth time in the first six weeks of 2025.
While the global supply chain seemed whipsawed on a daily basis in 2024, one thing remained constant: a veritable tsunami of ocean containers moving through the Port of Los Angeles. The busiest U.S. maritime trade hub moved 10.3 million container units in 2024, a record 1.7 million TEUs or nearly 20% higher than a year […]
U.S. rail traffic showed a massive jump for the week ending Jan. 18, 2025, with both carload and intermodal traffic up more than 25% from the same week a year earlier. Statistics from the Association of American Railroads show overall traffic for the week was 500,160 carloads and intermodal units, a 25.9% increase. That included […]
Intermodal volumes boosted weekly U.S. rail traffic even as overall carloads slipped compared to the same week in 2024.
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — The power of data, or more accurately, of well-used data, may not have explicitly been the topic of BNSF Railway CEO Katie Farmer’s presentation at the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers Winter Meeting. But it was a recurring theme of several subjects she touched on as part of her keynote address Wednesday […]
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — The question of the day, on the first day of the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers Winter Meeting, is probably one being asked in one form or another at every business in the United States — or that does business with the U.S. What about tariffs? The consensus Wednesday was, not surprisingly, […]
Weekly U.S. rail traffic showed a slight uptick over 2024 in the first report from the Association of American Railroads for 2025. Overall volume for the week ending Jan. 4 was 421,410 carloads and intermodal units, a 1% increase over the first week a year ago. That included 198,500 carloads, down 4.6%, and 222,910 containers […]
At TRB, educators and rail executives urge a strategic rethinking of how the industry attracts new talent, upskills current workers.
Intermodal continues to pace weekly U.S. rail traffic while carloads edged downward, according to the Association of American Railroads.
Continuing consumer demand and frontloading by importers in November helped the Port of Los Angeles to double-digit gains in container volumes.
To honor fallen veterans during the holidays, a number of companies regularly partner with Wreaths Across America to deliver wreaths for placement on headstones. Among them are BNSF Railway and J.B. Hunt Transport Services. Wreaths Across America has a mission to “Remember, Honor, and Teach,” and every year since 2007 the organization has coordinated wreath-laying […]
U.S. rail traffic is back on track after November swings, with intermodal gains outpacing weaker carloads.
The Port of Los Angeles posted record container volume in October on resilient consumer spending and a strong economy.
BNSF Railway’s profits, revenue and volume all increased for the third quarter, thanks to surging intermodal and agricultural shipments.
An early peak shipping season, strong economy and resilient consumer spending boosted container volume to a record quarter at the Port of Los Angeles.
U.S. railroads see the highest weekly intermodal traffic since the pandemic, and ongoing supply chain issues could aid further gains as a threatened longshore strike creeps closer.
Internal email reveals $105 million in maintenance cutbacks at BNSF that could lead to service disruptions.
Regulators may consider more oversight as a way to improve rail volumes.
Minnesota’s federally mandated State Freight Plan identifies key areas for investment in the statewide transportation system to ensure goods movement that is safe, efficient and sustainable.
The agreements were announced just days after CSX completed early deals with its unions as labor flexes its newfound strength with employers following the pandemic.
The Biden administration is calling railroad executives to Washington to explain how they plan to reverse negative cargo trends and grow their business.
This week in Borderlands: Private sector investment in Mexico $39B so far in 2024; BNSF announces intermodal logistics hub near Phoenix; Trailer manufacturer launches production facility in Eagle Pass, Texas; and Doosan Bobcat begins construction of $300M plant in Mexico.
This week in Borderlands: China-to-Mexico freight spurs growth in Laredo, Texas; BNSF sues Texas city over stalled logistics center; RJW Logistics acquires second warehouse near Dallas; and sportswear giant Puma opens distribution center near Phoenix.
BNSF Railway has filed an appeal for an asbestos trial verdict that ruled the railroad was liable in the deaths of two people in Montana.
BNSF Railway reportedly furloughed hundreds of mechanical department workers at train yards in 4 states.
A case in Illinois involving BNSF Railway and a federal law on biometric information privacy has its settlement figure: $75 million.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reopened the international border crossings at Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas, according to the freight railroads affected by the five-day closure.
Union Pacific wants customers to lobby Congress to get U.S. Customs and Border Protection to say when suspended freight rail operations in El Paso and Eagle Pass, Texas, will resume.
U.S. border officials on Monday suspended freight rail operations in El Paso and Eagle Pass, Texas, in response to a surge in migrants in the region.
Two environmental groups say BNSF should do more to reduce deaths of grizzly bears being hit by freight trains on federally protected grounds in Idaho and Montana.
J.B. Hunt and BNSF Railway are heralding a new era in freight transport with an intermodal partnership called Quantum. With it, they hope to add enough value to win market share from truckload freight.
Outgoing STB Chair Martin Oberman had harsh words for Union Pacific at the RailTrends conference.
Two sites in Iowa and one in Kansas have been added to BNSF’s certified sites list for locations that are primed for industrial development and near BNSF’s rail network.
