Commodity rail freight is powering ahead of year-ago levels while intermodal traffic limps along in the latest industry data.
Shippers want federal regulators to disclose confidential terms under which Union Pacific could walk away from its proposed merger with Norfolk Southern.
Norfolk Southern’s Mark George says the acquisition of the railroad by Union Pacific will speed up the movement of freight and spur unprecedented growth across the U.S. rail network.
A rival CEO warned the proposed merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, if approved, would give the transcontinental behemoth a commanding 50% share of all U.S. rail freight.
A dormant short line rail route in southern South Carolina will see its first train traffic in more than a dozen years.
Norfolk Southern has been formally granted control of a Virginia port railroad by federal regulators.
Analysis by the Association of American Railroads revealed that March marked a significant turning point for U.S. freight rail volumes.
A Maryland bill requiring two-person train crews could soon be on the desk of Gov. Wes Moore.
Norfolk Southern customer Mercedes-Benz is investing $4 billion in its Tuscaloosa County, Alabama plant by 2030.
Freight on U.S. railroads was flat in the latest week data, as intermodal barely edged ahead of commodities shipments.
The U.S. freight car industry joined America’s 250th anniversary celebration, rolling out boxcars specially decorated to mark the semiquincentennial.
A Union Pacific executive disputed claims by Canadian National that it intentionally understated traffic it would take from rival railroads in its merger application with Norfolk Southern.
Freight on U.S. railroads stayed narrowly ahead of year-ago levels as chemicals and grain led carload improvement in the latest week.
In Maine, a rail services company is making plans to restart freight services on dormant lines.
Union Pacific unveiled specially-painted locomotives honoring the United States semiquincentennial and President Trump as it marks the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence.
The Surface Transportation Board is asking Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern for more detailed information related to their transcontinental rail merger.
Intramotev, the technology company building autonomous railcars, said that former Chief Executive Ray Betler of locomotive manufacturer Wabtec has joined its board as an independent director. Betler worked as an engineer at Westinghouse, where he became the youngest head of engineering and later president and CEO in the company’s 120-year history. He joined Wabtec (NYSE: […]
Commodity and intermodal rail traffic on U.S. carriers turned in minimal gains in the latest week’s data.
Data on rail volumes, inflation, and manufacturing suggest easing inflation without a significant slowdown in economic growth.
Federal regulators denied requests from Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific to investigate service issues on a key rail route between the West Coast and Southeast.
