With more than 15,000 crossings across our 32,500-mile rail network, our field crews work diligently to inspect each one to confirm that they meet state and federal regulatory standards.This includes making sure vegetation is under control and trimmed enough to allow full visibility for train crews and
JACKSONVILLE –– Patriot Rail announced this week that Anthony Evett will become its Vice President of Design and Construction.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The National Transportation Safety Board has released its Preliminary Report on a CN derailment in July that occurred on the Grenada Railroad near Sardis, Miss.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Cutting to the chase on the 2027 STB merger decision: On July 30, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern submitted to the Surface Transportation Board their prefiling notification, which is basically a heads up on their official merger application, expected in three to six months (between Oct. 30, 2025 and Jan. 29, 2026).
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– H.R. 516 – The Railroad Tax Maintenance Credit Modernization Bill now has 100 co-sponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association.
CSX’s Howard Street Tunnel Project “is a pivotal step in enhancing freight transportation along the I-95 corridor,” the Class I reported Aug. 7. The comprehensive initiative includes upgrades to the historic Howard Street Tunnel in Baltimore, as well as three additional construction projects spanning from Baltimore to Philadelphia, “paving the way for double-stack trains to move seamlessly across the corridor, benefiting customers, the Port of Baltimore, and the state of Maryland.”
DENVER — A BNSF employee suffered a major injury in a yard derailment this week.
MONTREAL – CN shares a video on the progress made on projects in the Western Canada Corridor.
ATLANTA – Norfolk Southern is using goats to control the kudzu growth at Inman Yard in Atlanta.
A hot summer day is best spent on the water, and in the Bismarck-Mandan, North Dakota, area, boaters and anglers are safely doing that in the shadow of railroad bridge construction. For nearly two years, BNSF has been constructing a new bridge across the Missouri
DENVER – Union Pacific’s Equipment Shop has rebuilt its 100th tamper machine.
NEWTON, Ia. –– The Iowa Interstate Railroad has joined Jasper County in Iowa to purchase land for development of Newton Rail Park.
PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia – CN is investing in work at the Port of Prince Rupert, namely the Zanardi Rapids Bridge Project.
OMAHA and ATLANTA –– Union Pacific’s (UP) much-anticipated bid for Norfolk Southern (NS) was announced July 29. Both now embark on a lengthy review process, but we see the potential approval pathway justified due to U.S. supply chain benefits. NS operates well, supporting a pivot in focus to the review process. NS takeout PT moves to $320 in line with the announcement. Reiterate Buy as entry point is attractive while event-based investors remain on the sidelines.
ATLANTA – From the August 2025 issue of RT&S, Editor-in-Chief David Lester writes about Class I merger chatter.
QUEBEC – CPKC recognizes its Dorion Subdivision maintenance-of-way team for achieving three years without injury.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– As expected, shipper concern about the announcement of the proposed UP+NS merger this morning has already begun. The American Chemistry Council (ACC) released a statement this afternoon.
OMAHA and ATLANTA –– The speculation is over: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern at 7:00 AM EDT announced their agreement to, in a combined cash and stock transaction valued at more than $250 billion, merge and create the first U.S. transcontinental railroad. Union Pacific is the acquiring company; the Norfolk Southern name and iconic “Thoroughbred” prancing horse logo on a black locomotive carbody will fade into history as another fallen flag—just like all prior UP acquisitions (Missouri Pacific, Western Pacific, Missouri–Kansas–Texas, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, Chicago & North Western, Southern Pacific).
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Rail Development Commission announced approval of grants to Indiana Northeastern Railroad and Kalmbach Feeds for siding projects.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Rail Development Commission announced it has approved awards to both Ohio Central Railroad and Indiana & Ohio Railway to replace rail.