Dozens of Senators and Representatives have urged a careful review by federal regulators of the proposed merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.
Longtime Canadian National executive Stacy Alderson to retire; engineering VP Jamie Lockwood promoted.
Freight on U.S. railroads plunged into the red in the latest data, after posting across-the-board gains the previous week.
Union Pacific and Wabtec have signed what they are calling the largest locomotive modernization agreement in the history of the rail industry.
Longtime CSX CAO retiring after playing a central role in guiding it through organizational transformations under four different CEOs.
Norfolk Southern said its customers advanced dozens of industrial projects representing $7.7 billion worth of investment in new or expanded rail-served facilities in 2025.
Canadian National said fourth-quarter revenue and operating income improved but warned of flat freight traffic in 2026.
Canadian National saw fourth-quarter revenue and profits climb on improved efficiency and higher freight volumes.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City saw quarterly profits increase despite economic and geopolitical headwinds.
A competing rail alliance drew off Norfolk Southern intermodal volumes in the fourth quarter, leaving freight volumes downward.
Norfolk Southern revenue, earnings fell in the fourth quarter on weaker freight volumes.
Union Pacific plans to file a revised merger application for its consolidation with Norfolk Southern.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City said fourth quarter earnings fell on narrow revenue gains but highlighted record operational metrics.
Most of BNSF Railway’s $3.6 billion capital spending in 2026 is allocated for infrastructure maintenance.
Short line operator OmniTRAX promotes new chief commercial officer.
Union Pacific today reported record financial and operational results for 2025 despite a drop in fourth-quarter operating income.
Pricing improved despite lower carload freight for UP, which is planning to merge with Norfolk Southern.
Grain helped lift U.S. rail freight in the latest week’s data amid weaker intermodal and carload shipments.
Fourth-quarter profits at CSX were negatively affected by continued freight weakness, which the railroad anticipates will persist.
CSX said severance expenses, lower merchandise freight and coal offset higher freight rates as earnings fell short of estimates for the fourth quarter.
