9+ hour, 51+ min ago  (372+ words) Union Pacific Railroad's legendary steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014, is set to make a rare appearance in Berks County this summer, with a scheduled whistle-stop at the Reading Outer Station as part of a nationwide tour celebrating America's 250th anniversary. The…...

15+ hour, 1+ min ago  (214+ words) Progressive Railroading Oregon port secures federal grant to develop ship-to-rail terminal The U. S. Maritime Administration recently awarded a $11. 25 million Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grant to the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay to support the development of its Pacific Coast…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (698+ words) The eyes of the world are currently fixed on the Strait of Hormuz. With Iran closing this vital shipping lane, global energy markets are in a tailspin. Here at home, the consequences are visible on every street corner: the average…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (182+ words) Progressive Railroading CPKC, 2 labor unions forge 'historic' tentative pacts The two pacts consolidate 11 existing contracts across the Class I's U. S. network into two new long-term hourly agreements, CPKC officials said in a press release. Each of the tentative pactswould be in…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (505+ words) A Norfolk Southern train waits at Kenova on Dec. 7, 2025. Union Pacific Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. plan to submit their revised merger application to the Surface Transportation Board next week. The CEOs of both railroads say it will be stronger…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (522+ words) Hoodline Feds Give Green Eagle Rail Bypass The Green Light Near Eagle Pass Federal rail regulators have cleared Green Eagle Railroad to lay a short but strategically important freight line outside Eagle Pass, handing the proposed Puerto Verde Global Trade…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (617+ words) Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern and its hopeful acquirer, Omaha-based Union Pacific, are set to refile their merger application to federal regulators by the end of April, executives told investors this week. That's despite "scare tactics" from the deal's opponents, Norfolk Southern…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (298+ words) A Notice by the Surface Transportation Board on 04/24/2026 This PDF is FR Doc. 2026-07984 as it appeared on Public Inspection on 04/23/2026 at 8: 45 am. According to the verified notice, BIP entered into an agreement to lease from CSXT and operate the Lines…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (197+ words) Operating revenue rose 3% year over year to a record$6. 2 billion. The Class I's other records include operating income, which increased 4% to$2. 5 billion; net income, whichclimbed 5% to$1. 7 billion; and freight revenue, which rose 4% to$5. 9 billion. In addition, the operating ratio improved…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (488+ words) 23 April 2026 3: 13 am WAT Ahead of plans to link Lekki, Tin-Can Island and Warri Seaports via standard gauge railway lines, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has advocated for stronger collaboration with Nigerian Ports Authority in order to optimize evacuation of imports and…...