Carmen ask the White House to stop a rule that cuts freight car inspections — just months after the President called on Congress to strengthen them. On October 2, the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen Division (BRC-TCU) submitted a formal filing to the White House Office of Management and Budget, which is reviewing a Federal Railroad […]
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September 29, 2026, Rockville, MD – The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is seeking public comments on the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger. We believe our union members’ voices should be part of that record. Click here to submit your comments. TCU/IAM is joining with our labor partners at BLET and BMWED in collecting comments from workers, […]
Memorial Gathering: Sunday October 4, 2026 from 1-4 PM at Dietrich-Mothershead Funeral Home. Click here for full obituary
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2, 2026 – The Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM) and IAM District 19 have joined the Stop the Rail Merger Coalition, strengthening a growing alliance of rail labor organizations and other industry stakeholders opposed to the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger. TCU/IAM and District 19, both part of the IAM Rail Division, represent thousands of rail […]
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BNSF, CSX, CPKC seek widespread network access Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena is critical of rival railroads’ plans to request trackage rightsover a combined UP-Norfolk Southern system.“The idea to give up tracks of your railroad for no reason at all just goes against the fundamental principle of how … business should work,” Vena told an investor […]
By Bill Stephens | September 10, 2026 BNSF, CPKC, and CSX to request broad access to a combined UP-NS network BNSF will seek trackage rights from Chicago to Eastern Pennsylvania over Norfolk Southern WASHINGTON — BNSF Railway, CPKC, and CSX plan to seek broad trackage rights over a combined Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern system, if federal regulators […]
By David Lassen | August 19, 2026 Coalition says prior mergers created ‘non-competitive environment’ that STB ‘lacked the statutory and regulatory tools to address’ WASHINGTON — A coalition of rail unions has told the Surface Transportation Board that they support motions asking the board to summarily deny or reject the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger application. To continue […]
By Lisa Baertlein and Tim McLaughlin U.S. railroad Union Pacific (UNP.N), opens new tab collected $91.1 million more in fuel surcharges than it paid for fuel during the second quarter, far outpacing rivals, according to a company filing with the Surface Transportation Board and first reported by Reuters. To continue reading…