A Missouri train derailment at South Stone Quarry in Cape Girardeau County followed a September 27 collision with a dump truck stopped on the tracks, seriously injuring its driver.
Marty Schlenker, a former BNSF Railway manager, has been appointed director of the STB Office of Economics, the unit that analyzes rail mergers and rate cases for the regulator.
Ethanol producer POET has backed the Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger, telling US regulators that about 70% of its Union Pacific ethanol and feed traffic leaves plants with limited eastern access.
MRS Logística has signed an approximately US$254 million (R$1.3 billion) Wabtec deal for locomotives, parts and maintenance, with investment phased through 2032, following its 2024 order for 30 Wabtec locomotives.
VIP Rail has opened a new rail yard in Sarnia, Ontario, adding 800 railcar storage spots and lifting its total storage capacity in Sarnia above 2,000 spots.
CSX’s TRANSFLO unit has opened its Petersburg transload terminal in Virginia, giving shippers without their own rail sidings 40 railcar spots and the capability to handle liquefied petroleum gas.
If Western Australia's freight rail buyback proceeds, state ownership would be short-term before a reorganisation that may use corridor land rights of up to 99 years, the transport minister says.
A Fujairah-ICAD rail service launched by Etihad Rail and AD Ports Group lets Fujairah containers travel about 200 km to clear customs at the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi.
FS Logistix has ordered eight Stadler bi-mode locomotives with up to 3 MW in electric mode for Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal, its company for shunting at ports, terminals and stations.
Direct Rail Services has brought nine Network Rail-funded ETCS training simulators into use at its Carlisle office, giving its freight drivers a controlled setting to learn in-cab digital signalling.
Union Pacific says single-line intermodal service after a Norfolk Southern merger would cut 20–24 hours from Harrisburg–Salt Lake City moves whose Chicago transfer adds up to 36 hours.
BNSF’s Shortline Select program has grown to 10 short lines after adding R.J. Corman’s Tennessee Terminal and OmniTRAX’s Central Texas & Colorado River, up from one at its 2024 launch.
