WASHINGTON — A Union Pacific conductor was fatally injured on Wednesday in a grade-crossing accident near Ontario, Calif., the National Transportation Safety Board said today. “NTSB is sending a team to investigate Wednesday’s accident involving a Union Pacific Railroad conductor fatally injured while conducting a reverse movement when the train collided with a combination vehicle […]
WASHINGTON — Canadian National has asked federal regulators to confirm that the railroad has operating authority on trackage in Springfield, Ill., where its efforts to serve an agricultural shipper have been stymied by Union Pacific. CN subsidiary Illinois Central maintained trackage rights in the Springfield area when in 1986 it sold its 631-mile line linking […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. rail traffic declined 1.8% for the week ending Nov. 29, the Association of American Railroads reported on Wednesday. Total carloads for the week ending Nov. 29 were 197,955 carloads, up 4.3% compared with the same week in 2024, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 233,480 containers and trailers, down 6.5% compared to […]
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Canadian Pacific Kansas City CEO Keith Creel disagrees with Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena’s contention that the UP-Norfolk Southern merger will be a slam dunk in Washington. “I don’t think it’s a fait accompli. I do not,” Creel told an investor conference on Tuesday. “People are grossly underestimating the complexity of […]
PALM BEACH, Fla. — CSX expects to take a $40 million hit in the fourth quarter due to lower than expected coal and automotive shipments. An Oct. 25 coal train derailment in Providence Forge, Va., and subsequent cleanup shut the railroad’s route to its Newport News, Va., export terminal for 12 days. [See “CSX coal […]
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern now expect to file their merger application with federal regulators around Dec. 16, two weeks later than they had originally hoped. UP CEO Jim Vena told an investor conference on Tuesday that one of the contractors working on a section of the application needed additional time […]
For a time in the 1950s, Southern Pacific had the most extensive piggyback operations in the land. Here a train bound from Los Angeles to the San Francisco Bay Area climbs Santa Susana Pass near Chatsworth, Calif. Classic Trains coll. […]
PITTSBURGH — Wabtec has strengthened its Digital Intelligence business by finalizing the acquisition of Frauscher Sensor Technology Group GmbH, a signaling technology company that offers train detection, wayside object control solutions, and axle counting systems. “This strategic acquisition is another step in executing Wabtec’s long-term growth strategy, which will provide enhanced value for our customers, […]
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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Norfolk Southern, Amtrak, and the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation will team up on Dec. 13 for the 26th run of their Holiday Train over the former Delaware & Hudson between Binghamton and Delanson, N.Y. Since its inception, the Holiday Train partnership has collected hundreds of thousands of toys and […]
WASHINGTON — BNSF Railway has asked the Surface Transportation Board to review Union Pacific’s compliance with conditions that the board imposed to preserve competition after UP’s 1996 acquisition of Southern Pacific. Due to considerable overlap between the UP and SP systems, the STB granted BNSF the ability to serve customers at so-called 2-to-1 locations, where […]
