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WASHINGTON — The CEOs of 40 chemical manufacturers warned President Donald Trump today that the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger will reduce rail competition, drive up rates, and make their companies less competitive in global markets. “You have committed to restoring American manufacturing, strengthening domestic supply chains, and outcompeting global rivals and we … fully […]
ALBANY, N.Y. — Norfolk Southern is suing Voorheesville, N.Y., which has blocked the railroad’s construction of a crew-change facility that will support the shift of its New England intermodal trains to trackage rights over CSX. In a lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court in Albany, N.Y., NS argued that Voorheesville’s stop-work order on […]
NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit could raise up to $1.9 billion for its operations over the next 30 years through development of more than 8,000 acres of unused agency-owned real estate, the transit operator says in a plan released on Wednesday. The proposal dubbed the “LAND Plan: Leveraging Assets for Non-Farebox Dollars” would also address […]
LOWELL, Ark. — J.B. Hunt, the largest domestic intermodal operator, reported higher third-quarter profits on Wednesday as cost-cutting was more than enough to offset a 1% decline in intermodal volume. Executives also said they believe the traditional fall intermodal shipping peak will materialize this year as goods imported over the summer to beat tariff deadlines […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Communities represented by two regional commissions, along with the city of Ft. Wayne, Ind., have committed some $650,000 in funding for a proposed Amtrak service linking Chicago and Pittsburgh via Ft. Wayne and Columbus. The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission announced the funding, also including backing from the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, on Oct. […]
NEW YORK — The environmental review process has begun for Interborough Express, New York City’s first light rail service, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced on Wednesday (Oct. 15, 2025). The start of the process will include three public meetings to explain the scope of the project and the review process. The first is set for […]
WASHINGTON — A drop in intermodal traffic led weekly U.S. rail traffic to dip below 2024 levels in the latest statistics from the Association of American Railroads. For the week ending Oct. 11, 2025, overall traffic was 498,462 carloads and intermodal units, a 1.3% decline from the same week a year ago. That included 273,900 […]
LOWELL, Ark. — J.B. Hunt executives say that if Class I railroad consolidation is really about competing with trucks, it will present an opportunity for the largest domestic intermodal provider to convert freight from highway to rail. And they said during Wednesday’s earnings call that there’s no reason they cannot continue to work with both […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill prohibiting state agencies from reselling or otherwise transferring older diesel-powered rail equipment after it has been decommissioned by a public agency. SB 30 was introduced last December by Sen. Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) in response to Caltrain’s sale of retired equipment for […]
CLINTON, Iowa — The Iowa Transportation Commission, which oversees transportation planning for the state, approved $3.3 million in grants and loans for four rail infrastructure and related projects within the state at its Oct. 14, 2025, meeting. https://iowadot.gov/news/2025-10-14/33-million-awarded-through-iowas-railroad-revolving-loan-and-grant-program Receiving a $1.469 million grant was a new box manufacturing plant being built by International Paper in […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Scott Driggers has been named CEO of Cathcart Rail, which operates three short line railroads, provides switching and transloading services, and a nationwide railcar service network. Driggers, who joined Cathcart Rail as chief operating officer in June, succeeds Jeff Chick. He brings more than 25 years of rail industry experience, including leadership […]
WILMINGTON, Calif. — Pacific Harbor Line has entered into an agreement with Michigan-based startup Remora, which is developing carbon capture technology for freight rail and trucking. The railroad, which serves the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, is also an investor in Remora, and Peter Gilbertson, CEO of PHL’s parent company, Anacostia Rail Holdings, […]
