The $85 billion Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern merger agreement includes a $2.5 billion breakup fee that anticipates potential twists and turns that could play out over the next two years. The ...

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board has reluctantly approved a 10% fare increase for Metro-North Railroad trips ...

U.S. Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) are urging the Surface Transportation Board to “keep the best interests of rail shippers and consumers in mind” during the board’s ...

U.S. Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass) and Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) have reintroduced a bill that would devote $200 billion over ...

The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania has held the groundbreaking for a new roundhouse meant to provide protection for a ...

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern today announced an $85 billion deal to tie their networks together and create the first ...

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A broken wheel, which fractured after sustaining a dent to the back of the wheel plate, led to the derailment of a Canadian ...

Two unions — the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, and the Transport Workers Union of America — have announced their opposition to the Union ...

The Rail Passengers Association said today it will be “actively involved in protecting the rights of passengers” as the Union ...

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern executives touted their proposed merger as a way to return to volume growth after losing market share to the highway since rail traffic peaked in 2006. “We can only ...

Eco Material Technologies, producer of green cement products and supplementary cementitious materials, opened a new plant in ...