The U.S. Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling, clearing the way for a rail line that would move Utah crude oil to the national rail network.
The Greenbrier Cos. has added Ted Baun as senior vice president of its North American commercial team.
Railroad executives told an investors conference that future mergers face likely insurmountable regulatory hurdles.
Surface Transportation Board Chairman Patrick Fuchs has added a team of public-private advisers as he reforms the federal freight rail regulator.
Union Pacific President Beth Whited will step down to an adviser role after 37 years at the railroad.
Railcar builder FreightCar America said net income was $50.4 million on revenue of $96.3 million in the first quarter.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City said earnings rose on higher revenue and increased freight on its network.
Shortline rail operator Maine Switching Services has signed a lease agreement to restart operations on a coastal Maine branch line.
The Surface Transportation Board will decide whether Union Pacific is blocking rival BNSF from accessing a Utah logistics park.
Railcar owner GATX won’t have to help pay the $600 million settlement related to the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment, a jury decided.
The upgrade of a critical tax credit and federal grants were in focus at the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association conference.
Patricks Fuchs, President Trump’s pick to lead the Surface Transportation Board, wants to speed up decision-making to help railroads grow their business.
A partnership of BNSF, Norfolk Southern and the Northwest Seaport Alliance are offering expedited service from the Pacific Northwest to the Chicago rail hub.
Railroads in January saw their share of North American transborder trade slip as trucks posted double-digit gains.
Union Pacific is partnering with Jaguar Transport Holdings to establish a new shortline railroad in Kansas City, Missouri’s West Bottoms industrial district.
BNSF Railway said customers invested $4.2 billion in industrial projects on its network in 2024.
Norfolk Southern has expanded its offerings of certified rail-served properties for industrial site development.
The National Transportation Safety Board said proper risk assessment by the state of Maryland could have averted the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge that killed six road workers in 2024.
More than 8,700 members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the Teamsters Rail Conference ratified a new contract with the railroads of the National Carriers’ Conference Committee.
Rail traffic in the U.S. is staying ahead of 2024 levels, according to the Association of American Railroads.
