USA: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have formally applied to the Surface Transportation Board seeking approval of their ...

Four of the nation’s largest railroads hope to throw a wrench in plans by rivals Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to merge into one huge freight carrier. Officials with BNSF, CPKC, CSX and CN ...

Union Pacific is dropping new hints this week of a coast-to-coast journey for its historic locomotive nicknamed ‘Big Boy’ ...

January 6, 2026 - Coastal Heritage Society (CHS) received a $35,000 donation from Norfolk Southern to support operations of Georgia State Railroad Museum, one of CHS’s six Savannah-based museums. This ...

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) “should reject the efforts of a few parties … to delay and prolong this proceeding by ...

Key Points Kenneth C. Griffin is a noted investor who began trading in his dorm room at Harvard University and launched his ...

An attempt to create the nation’s first coast-to-coast railroad merger is underway, as leaders from the Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific officially filed paperwork Friday and are now making their ...

To make money on its proposed cross-country railroad, Union Pacific plans to double the number of trains on a 2-mile stretch of track on Chicago’s West Side where workers still throw switches by hand ...

Merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern will create 10,000 single-line rail lanes, annually shifting 105,000 truckloads to rail and improving efficiency by eliminating interchanges.

FORSYTH, Ga. — Two boxcars derailed in Monroe County Friday morning after being struck by another train, according to a post from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office and information from the Forsyth ...

Regulators will decide whether a merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would improve shipment times or stifle competition. A decision is expected in 2027. By Peter Eavis The two freight rail ...