Union Pacific says rail merger could unclog Chicago. Critics worry about costs and traffic tie-ups.

Union Pacific’s plan could mean less congestion and pollution, but neighborhoods near tracks could experience more commuting ...
Yahoo

Freight trains return to Lackawaxen rail yard; quarry stone being sent out

A freight railroad transloading company has been set up in the rail yard at Lackawaxen, Pike County, taking delivery of tons of crushed quarry stone from nearby quarries for shipment out of state. The ...
Railway Age

Class I Briefs: BNSF, CSX, NS

BNSF this November will launch an Oklahoma City-based intermodal facility. Also, CSX announces its 2025 Customer Environmental Excellence Award honorees and designates a new Select Site in New York; ...
Altoona Mirror

Merger could affect Norfolk Southern rail shops

A Norfolk Southern freight train crew member inspects the lead locomotive during a crew switch at Rose Yard near the North Eighth Street Bridge on Thursday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick ...
Railway Age

Class I Briefs: UP, NS

Students from The Rail Academy of Central California (TRACC) get a hands-on experience at Union Pacific’s (UP) Stockton Yard. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) partners with the Atlanta Falcons and the ...
Trains on MSN

‘There’s nothing freaking moving’: Vena uses Chicago bottleneck to sell UP–NS merger

If Union Pacific wanted to show the media how trains can sit around in the nation’s rail capital, it was mission accomplished last week aboard its executive train. As the six-car train headed west at ...
The New York Times

Union Pacific to Buy Norfolk Southern in $85 Billion Railroad Deal

The merger would create the United States’ first coast-to-coast rail network, spanning 50,000 miles and 43 states. By Peter Eavis Union Pacific, a freight rail giant, announced on Tuesday that it had ...