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BNSF expands its Positive Train Control footprint and reaches a safety milestone. Also, CSX ranks on Florida’s Best Employers list by Forbes; and Norfolk Southern (NS) is donating $1 million…

Joining BNSF and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) in expressing their concerns about the proposed Union Pacific (UP)-Norfolk Southern (NS) merger, CN recently launched a page on its website encouraging…

GE Appliances, a Haier company, is among the first to move freight using a new domestic interline service from intended merger partners Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS).

An Oct. 30 letter to the Surface Transportation Board co-authored by Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) asks the STB to “closely scrutinize” the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern…

To express its concerns about the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) has established a page on its website stating its case against the possible combination…

International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD) members on BNSF, Norfolk Southern (NS), CN, and several Class II and Class III railroads have…

September volumes are up 8% at Georgia Ports Authority’s Port of Savannah. Also, Tanco Terminals is expanding its liquid barge facility at the Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville, where it provides marine,…

“Norfolk Southern delivered another quarter of strong results on safety, service, and productivity through a dynamic freight market,” said Mark George, President and CEO of the Class I railroad, which…

Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Bellevue Yard raises the bar on safety and service. Also, NS commits $2 million to a safer Atlanta; Union Pacific (UP) earns Gold in Shell Chemicals’ MVP…

In this transcription of a Rail Group On Air Podcast, Norfolk Southern Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Orr discussed passenger rail. Like all Class I railroads, Norfolk…

CSX and the CREATE program launch the first train over the Forest Hill Flyover. Also, CN’s Harvey Grain Facility is expanding capacity, enhancing safety, and opening new markets; Union Pacific…

For months, Union Pacific’s (UP) CEO Jim Vena has been on the offensive, touting possible benefits of the proposed merger between UP and Norfolk Southern (NS). He has spoken with…

Railway Age is celebrating nine years of recognizing women in the freight, passenger, government, and supply sectors. These trail blazers are not only excelling at leadership and community service but…

The potential merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern has stirred up lots of talk and speculation around its possible impact, from safety issues to job opportunities and other likely…

Former Norfolk Southern Senior Vice President of Operations Planning and Support John M. Samuels Jr. died August 22, 2025, in Jupiter, Fla., He was 82 Samuels grew up in Yardley,…

Norfolk Southern is once again making history more accessible. Thanks to a $500,000 contribution from NS, the Atlanta History Center and the Georgia Historical Society have completed a landmark archival…

At Norfolk Southern’s Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, PA., history and innovation came together to mark a major achievement: our 1,000th DC-to-AC locomotive conversion.

2026 RAILROAD FINANCIAL DESK BOOK, RAILWAY AGE OCTOBER 2025 ISSUE: Welcome to the 2026 Railroad Financial Desk Book. If you have made it through a tumultuous summer, you have finally…

Though Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have yet to file their formal merger application with the Surface Transportation Board, kicking off a process expected to take up to 18 months,…

Democrat Robert E. Primus, fired Aug. 27 from his Senate-confirmed seat on the Surface Transportation Board (STB) by POTUS 47, wants his job back—and he is suing the Republican POTUS,…