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Farmers, conservationists and rural communities are uniting to protest high-speed rail
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (1217+ words) OTTAWA "Andie Bower, a farmer for Ferme Mont-Vulley Inc. , allows wildlife to roam freely on his farm but worries this won't be possible if a new high-speed rail line gets built. "There will probably be quite a few different animals…...
Railly News - Major Railway Merger Plan Shakes US Rail Sector
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (254+ words) Executives like Vena believe these measures demonstrate a proactive approach to satisfy STB's "public interest' criteria, crucial for obtaining necessary approvals. One of the central disputes revolves around the control of key rail assets. To appease antitrust regulators, Union Pacific…...
UP-NS merger application puts walk-away terms in focus
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (754+ words) Railway Supply " Railway News " UP-NS merger application puts walk-away terms in focus The UP-NS merger application will be accepted as complete by the Surface Transportation Board, Union Pacific Chief Executive Jim Vena says. He says the revised filing answers the…...
UP CEO confident rail merger application checks all the STB's boxes
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (338+ words) The CEO of Union Pacific said he is confident the revised UP-Norfolk Southern merger application will be accepted by the Surface Transportation Board. The post UP CEO confident rail merger application checks all the STB's boxes appeared first on Freight…...
CGB breaks ground on $47 million expansion at Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (196+ words) CGB breaks ground on $47 M expansion at Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon, boosting grain storage, truck unloading, and efficiency for soybean shipments. Consolidated Grane and Barge Co. (CBD) has broken ground on a $47 million expansion at its Ports of Indiana-Mount Veron…...
Wave of rail mergers "inevitable" if takeover bid approved, says CPKC chief exec
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (468+ words) A proposed rail merger in the United States would set off a wave of acquisitions that reduces competition, raises consumer costs and generates freight logjams, says Keith Creel, who heads Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. The US$85-billion deal would…...
Rail Data Finally Connects Asset Health to Smart Investment Strategies
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (195+ words) Io T sensors and big data analytics are enabling rail operators to transform infrastructure monitoring into actionable investment decisions in 2026, bridging the critical gap between asset intelligence and capital planning. The proliferation of Io T sensors across rail infrastructure has…...
Railroad merger will streamline freight, power America's economy and create jobs
5+ day, 16+ min ago (901+ words) On April 30, our companies, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, submitted an amended application to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to merge our two railroads and create America's first transcontinental railroad. We call it The Great Connection for the following reasons....
UP, BNSF fighting over fees to switch trains at Nebraska locations
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (327+ words) By Matt Olberding, News director Nebraska Public Media May 19, 2026, 8: 38 a. m. " Union Pacific has filed a complaint with federal regulators against BNSF Railway, which it accuses of illegally jacking up so-called "switching rates" at several U. S. locations, mostly in Nebraska. According to the…...
Opinion: Railroad mergers raise concerns for agriculture
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (470+ words) The Union Pacific Railroad logo appears on a locomotive in 2022 in the Jackson, Miss. , terminal rail yard. In Iowa, railroads are an integral part of how our farms and businesses reach the rest of the country and the world. Grain…...