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Rail Roundup: NS tweaks operations leadership structure, plus green power initiatives
Norfolk Southern names new leaders to transportation and network operations team. BNSF and California passenger rail explore green technologies to power trains.
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Railroads wind down some operations; White House eyes options to move freight
Ahead of a strike that could occur after midnight Friday, U.S. freight railroads are winding down operations and the White House is preparing contingency plans.
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Port of Savannah clearing record volumes despite vessel backlog
The Georgia Ports Authority is on track to move a record-setting 6 million twenty-foot equivalent units this fiscal year.
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Class I railroads to suspend security-sensitive shipments ahead of potential strike
Uncertainties over whether union members will go on strike next Friday are causing the U.S. Class I railroads to embargo certain shipments and tell customers…
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Some Class I railroads optimistic about volume growth, hiring initiatives
The CEOs of Union Pacific, CSX and Norfolk Southern anticipate rail volumes to grow amid service improvements and despite macroeconomic uncertainties, according to their comments…
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Norfolk Southern, CSX tout progress on sustainability
The two eastern U.S. Class I railroads say they’re well on their way to meeting greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.
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CSX, NS and port push to keep Amtrak proceeding on track
Recent filings to the board from various parties focus on wo bears the burden to show if or how Amtrak service between Mobile, Alabama, and…
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Norfolk Southern modifies operations to improve rail service
Converting two flat switching yards back to hump yards and adjusting train schedules are broader initiatives that aim to serve customers better, Norfolk Southern executives…
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Regulators to conduct hearing on CP’s plan to merge with KCS
The Surface Transportation Board will conduct a three-day hearing in late September to find out from Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern directly about issues…
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Surface Transportation Board receives earful on CP-KCS merger
The STB is sifting through hundreds of pages on the perceived advantages and disadvantages of a merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern.
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