By | July 22, 2026 Regulators also noted that they have zero tolerance for comments that might deter public participation in the merger review process WASHINGTON — In a victory for rail labor unions, the Surface Transportation Board today ordered Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to make public the detailed merger-related job impact data that the […]
By David Lassen | July 2, 2026 Railroads’ application classifies data that was public in prior merger filings as ‘highly confidential’ WASHINGTON — A coalition of labor unions has asked the Surface Transportation Board to make public information about the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger’s impact on workers, saying that it does not involve commercially sensitive information […]
By Rip Watson Shippers support board’s goal of repealing regulations making it difficult to obtain reciprocal switching and other remedies; railroads react cautiously WASHINGTON — Shippers this week cheered the Surface Transportation Board’s proposal to boost rail competition, while railroads offered a range of nuanced responses to limit how future rate cases should be addressed […]
Claim: Rival railroads, shippers and STB need more info Trains.com Staff ·Monday, January 12, 2026 Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are withholding key documents that are needed for rival railroads, shippers, and regulators to properly evaluate their transcontinental merger proposal, BNSF Railway and Canadian National have told the Surface Transportation Board. To continue reading…
By David Lassen Five yards will see changed or reduced roles; one non-gateway yard also to be eliminated OMAHA, Neb. — While the end-to-end nature of Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger limits the amount of redundant trackage or facilities, the railroads do have some duplication of facilities at their current interchange gateways. To continue reading…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The federal government is handing out $2.4 billion in railroad grants to help pay for 122 projects nationwide with more than half of the money going to smaller railroads. To continue reading…
August 23, 2024 – TCU and BRC have reached tentative agreements with both Norfolk Southern (NS) and Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF). The tentative agreements are a five (5) year term that mirror the agreements reached earlier this week with CSX Transportation, which provides 17.5% in General Wage Increases (18.77% compounded), improves vacation agreement entitlements, secures […]
Story by JOSH FUNK, Associated Press The collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Pennsylvania early this month highlights the shortcomings of the automated braking system that was created to prevent such crashes. To continue reading…
Josh Funk AP Business Writer Norfolk Southern alone will be responsible for paying for the cleanup after last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio, a federal judge ruled. To continue reading…
Plans to improve seen as still leaving East Coast-focused railroad trailing Class 1 peers By John Kingston for freightwaves.com Fourth-quarter 2023 earnings and a projection for its prospects in 2024 have led to at least a pair of Wall Street downgrades of the prospects for Norfolk Southern’s stock price. To continue reading…