GOP attorneys general back rail merger, splitting Republicans on deal

Attorneys general in three states are asking federal regulators to approve the proposed merger between Union Pacific and ...
Railway Age

Class I Briefs: BNSF, CSX, UP

BNSF provides an intermodal network update. Also, CSX’s TRANSFLO Petersburg Terminal is coming to Virginia in 2026; and Union ...
Finance & Commerce

Railroad investigation raises concerns over bridge safety

CORVALLIS, Ore. — The fire burned for about nine hours, billowing smoke and scorching the wooden trestles of a nearly 75-year-old railroad bridge that spans the Marys River in Corvallis, home to ...
Trains on MSN

International crews help UP, Ferromex speed flow of traffic at Eagle Pass gateway

Union Pacific last week began using international crews to handle interchange with Grupo Mexico’s Ferromex at the Eagle Pass gateway, the No. 2 U.S.-Mexico rail border crossing. The move shifts the ...
WESA

Aging U.S. railroad bridges are self-inspected and their findings are kept secret

A derailed freight train burns on a bridge spanning Tempe Town Lake, July 29, 2020, in Tempe, Ariz. The fire burned for about nine hours, billowing smoke and scorching the wooden trestles of a nearly ...
E&E

Amtrak settles freight interference case against Union Pacific

The agreement comes as Union Pacific seeks federal approval for its merger with Norfolk Southern railroad. Amtrak has settled a dispute with Union Pacific over delays to one of Amtrak’s long-distance ...
Times of San Diego

U.S. railroads’ aging bridges are self-inspected, with findings kept secret

CORVALLIS, Ore. — The fire burned for about nine hours, billowing smoke and scorching the wooden trestles of a nearly 75-year-old railroad bridge that spans the Marys River in Corvallis, home to ...