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UP: Shippers representing more than 30% of its volume back NS merger vist.ly/5mg6q

UP: Shippers representing more than 30% of its volume back NS merger - Trains

OMAHA, Neb. — Shippers responsible for nearly a third of Union Pacific’s traffic volume publicly support the railroad’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern, the railroad’s chief marketing...

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Citing early success against fare evasion, New York MTA to expand use of new subway fare gates vist.ly/5mfz7

Citing early success against fare evasion, New York MTA to expand use of new subway fare gates -...

NEW YORK — Fare evasion decreased by an average of 35% at New York subway stations where new, more secure fare gates have been installed, officials said today (Wednesday, Oct. 7) while announcing 20...

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Weekly U.S. rail traffic remains ahead of 2025 levels vist.ly/5mfav

Weekly U.S. rail traffic remains ahead of 2025 levels - Trains

WASHINGTON — U.S. rail traffic experienced another week of solid improvement over 2025 levels for the week ending Oct. 3, with overall volume up 5.1% compared to the same week a year ago. Traffic for...

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DOT proposal would tie transit funding to birth, marriage rates vist.ly/5mdvr

DOT proposal would tie transit funding to birth, marriage rates - Trains

WASHINGTON — A comment period is underway for a Trump administration proposal that would tie funding for major transit projects to birth and marriage rates, a concept Transportation Secretary Sean...

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Alabama official discusses cause of two NS derailments vist.ly/5mdf8

Alabama official discusses cause of two NS derailments - Trains

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A state official has provided information on the cause of two Norfolk Southern derailments that occurred just hours apart on Oct. 1. WBMA-TV reports that Amanda Sheehan, director...

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Longer trains could be one feature of next Siemens light rail equipment vist.ly/5mbgn

Longer trains could be one feature of next Siemens light rail equipment - Trains

CHICAGO — The next generation of Siemens light rail equipment could be substantially more, well, substantial than its precedessors. Siemens is preparing for the successor to its S700 light rail...

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NTSB releases final report on fatal accident involving BNSF conductor in Montana vist.ly/5mbcw

NTSB releases final report on fatal accident involving BNSF conductor in Montana - Trains

WASHINGTON — A lack of a requirement to establish on-track safety while releasing brakes on a parked train, coupled with an inadequate safety briefing about the hazards of the work location, played a...

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PennDOT, Amtrak announce second Pennsylvanian to start Nov. 18 vist.ly/5mb88

PennDOT, Amtrak announce second Pennsylvanian to start Nov. 18 - Trains

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Pennsylvania and Amtrak officials today (Tuesday, Oct. 6) announced a Nov. 18 start date for a second daily frequency of the New York-Pittsburgh Pennsylvanian, after 46 years with...

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CSX Santa Train sets annual trip for Nov. 21 vist.ly/5makw

CSX Santa Train sets annual trip for Nov. 21 - Trains

KINGSPORT, Tenn. — The CSX Santa Train is set to make its 84th trip through Appalachia on Nov. 21, CSX and the North Pole Transportation Authority have announced. The train will follow the 110-mile...

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IBEW becomes latest union to oppose UP-NS merger vist.ly/5ma6z

IBEW becomes latest union to oppose UP-NS merger - Trains

WASHINGTON — The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers has joined labor unions opposing the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger, the union said today (Oct. 6). “The burden of railroad...

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Railway & Locomotive Historical Society names railroad history award winners vist.ly/5ma6p

Railway & Locomotive Historical Society names railroad history award winners - Trains

BALDWIN PLACE, N.Y. — The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society (R&LHS) has announced the recipients of its latest Railroad History Awards, honoring five authors, photographers, researchers, and...

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Major chemical producer backs UP-NS merger vist.ly/5m8na

Major chemical producer backs UP-NS merger - Trains

WASHINGTON — Trade associations representing chemical manufacturers — whose supply chains are dependent on railroads — have been among the most outspoken critics of the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk...

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Sale of Luzerne County rail line placed on hold vist.ly/5m8b8

Sale of Luzerne County rail line placed on hold - Trains

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Sale of a rail line in Luzerne County, Pa., is on hold after the parties in a lawsuit filed on Friday, Oct. 2, agreed to maintain the status quo while a lawsuit advances. In a...

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Western New York’s lakeshore lines vist.ly/5m7xv

Western New York’s lakeshore lines - Trains

For most of the nearly 70 miles between the Pennsylvania border and Buffalo’s south side, CSX and Norfolk Southern main lines run within sight of each other, often directly parallel. The two lines...

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Metra battery-electric train makes public debut vist.ly/5m6dy

Metra battery-electric train makes public debut - Trains

CHICAGO — Metra received the first look at its future on Monday. It was definitely a moment with some juice. The commuter rail agency and manufacturer Stadler unveiled the first of eight battery-el...

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Tank car builders square off over Mexican imports vist.ly/5m64t

Tank car builders square off over Mexican imports - Trains

WASHINGTON — Two tank car builders are embroiled in a trade dispute. UTLX Manufacturing, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, alleges that tank cars imported from Mexico are dumped and subsidized....

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Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 844 to make a comeback in November vist.ly/5m598

Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 844 to make a comeback in November - Trains

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 844 will join Big Boy No. 4014 on the railroad's holiday tour fund-raising trip [See

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Railroad Development Corp. seeing expansion in the U.S. and abroad vist.ly/5m3md

Railroad Development Corp. seeing expansion in the U.S. and abroad - Trains

BERLIN — Pittsburgh-based Railroad Development Corp., the company led by Chairman Henry Posner III, was among companies taking part in the recent InnoTrans trade fair, sharing a hall with some of the...

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R.J. Corman sues over sale of Luzerne County rail lines vist.ly/5kwaw

R.J. Corman sues over sale of Luzerne County rail lines - Trains

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — R.J. Corman Railroad Co. has filed suit over the sale of rail lines in Luzerne County, Pa., according to a news report. The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader reports the company filed...

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News video: Norfolk Southern releases final America 250 locomotive vist.ly/5kw5s

News video: Norfolk Southern releases final America 250 locomotive - Trains

ALTOONA, Pa. — Norfolk Southern on Friday released a short video unveiling the sixth and last locomotive in its America 250. ES44AC No. 8143 is known as “The Patriot,” which the railroad said in its...

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