Union Pacific announced a deal to merge with Norfolk Southern, a combination that would create the nation's first coast-to-coast freight railroad. - Brandon Bell/Getty Images Two of the largest US ...

Union Pacific hopes regulators will be convinced this time that its $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern that it detailed for the second time Thursday will be good for the country. The U.S.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The latest rail layoffs this week, combined with an investment fund's ongoing campaign for control of Norfolk Southern, are renewing concerns among unions and regulators about the ...

I have not been this optimistic about seeing real chances for future rail market share growth since about 2018. I became pessimistic during 2019, and then progressively more pessimistic with the ...

The fact that a freight railroad strike didn’t start on Friday is a huge win for the US economy and its still struggling supply chain. But that doesn’t mean freight railroads are providing good ...

Voltify, a start-up, has a bold ambition to convince U.S. Class 1 railroad companies to switch to battery-electric power. Powering locomotives using batteries rather than diesel would save U.S. rail ...

Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad conductor Brad Johnston watches as a train moves down the tracks in 2023 near St. Johns Road. Senate Bill 5820, which removes special provisions for freight ...

Applications are now being accepted for Maryland’s Freight Rail Grant Program (FRGP), which will invest a total of $1 million in projects that help “preserve rail corridors, support economic ...

Two of the largest US railroads, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, announced on Tuesday a plan to combine in a $72 billion deal that would create America’s first transcontinental freight railroad.