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Nevada Gold Rail plan moves into STB review
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (338+ words) Railway Supply " Railway News " Nevada Gold Rail plan moves into STB review The review will still include an Environmental Impact Statement. Still, the board's decision removes the draft EIS and final scope study steps. This is reported by the railway…...
Legendary Steam Locomotive Coming to Northern Indiana
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (289+ words) X-Rock 103. 9 Legendary Steam Locomotive Coming to Northern Indiana In Marshall County, Indiana, a small town says it's expecting a large turnout when Union Pacific's legendary Big Boy No. 4014 pulls in for a whistle stop next month. In a Facebook post,…...
The legendary Big Boy Locomotive is set to visit Owego
2+ day, 15+ min ago (383+ words) OWEGO, N. Y. (WIVT/WBGH) " In celebration of America's 250th anniversary, a legendary steam engine has embarked on a coast-to-coast tour and will be making a stop in Owego. On June 12th, the Union Pacific's Big Boy Locomotive will be visiting the historic Erie…...
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, 3+ 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…...
New Corn Agreement / Railway Construction
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (268+ words) Agreement With Corn Producers and Input Suppliers. Sheinbaum announced that today's agenda includes a signing ceremony bringing together corn growers, agricultural input vendors, and flour purchasers around a new commercial framework designed to protect pricing equity across the supply chain....
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…...
Railroad merger will streamline freight, power America's economy and create jobs
5+ day, 2+ 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, 9+ 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…...