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BNSF intermodal train operating on the railroad’s Southwest network

18.08.2026

BNSF Expands Phoenix–Dallas Service Before New Terminal Opens

Conceptual rendering of a Colorado Connector passenger train along the Front Range

18.08.2026

Colorado Board Approves Final Front Range Rail Plan

Amtrak’s 14th Street Coach Yard in Chicago’s South Loop, with the city skyline in the background

17.08.2026

Amtrak Grant Clears Path for Ishbia’s Chicago Plan

BNSF intermodal train operating on the railroad’s Southwest network

18.08.2026

BNSF Expands Phoenix–Dallas Service Before New Terminal Opens

USA: BNSF Railway has expanded its Phoenix–Dallas-Fort Worth intermodal service to six days a week, months before the first phase of Logistics Park Phoenix is expected to open.
Conceptual rendering of a Colorado Connector passenger train along the Front Range

18.08.2026

Colorado Board Approves Final Front Range Rail Plan

USA: Railway Supply previously reported on Colorado Connector's draft delivery plan; the Front Range Passenger Rail District Board has now unanimously approved the final version, following more than two dozen town hall meetings the district says directly shaped the document.
Amtrak’s 14th Street Coach Yard in Chicago’s South Loop, with the city skyline in the background

17.08.2026

Amtrak Grant Clears Path for Ishbia’s Chicago Plan

USA: Railway Supply reported in March that Shore Capital was working to acquire Amtrak's 47-acre South Loop rail yard on pure speculation; the federal money that makes the move possible has now actually arrived, and Justin Ishbia's footprint in the area has grown even larger than first suggested.
A Union Pacific freight locomotive hauling autorack cars

16.08.2026

Shippers Ask STB to Reject UP-NS Merger Outright

USA: Six major rail-customer organizations aren't asking regulators to scrutinize the proposed Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger more closely — they're asking the Surface Transportation Board to kill it now, before a full review even begins.
Aerial view of freight cars and intermodal containers at the Belt Railway of Chicago Clearing Yard.

12.08.2026

Global Rail Freight Weekly Review: August 6–12, 2026

INTERNATIONAL: This concise weekly review presents a selection of rail freight news published from August 6 to August 12, 2026: traffic records, policy changes, new services and infrastructure projects.
Illustrative image of BNSF locomotive 5207 leading a freight train across a bridge in Alabama.

12.08.2026

US Freight Railroads Lose Appeal Over Two-Person Crews

USA: Six U. S.
BNSF locomotive 8215 leading a freight train in San Diego, California

11.08.2026

BNSF Asks STB to Deny Amended UP-NS Merger Application

USA: BNSF Railway has asked the Surface Transportation Board to deny the amended UP-NS merger application, arguing that it still fails the agency’s enhanced-competition test under the 2001 major-merger rules.
UP-NS merger application moves into STB review

11.08.2026

What UP–NS’s Expanded Merger Remedies Actually Cover

USA: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have nearly doubled the traffic eligible for one of their proposed merger protections, but the larger number does not mean that 257,971 carloads would receive lower rates or a competitive benefit.
BNSF and Montana Rail Link locomotives hauling a freight train through Mullan Pass.

10.08.2026

BLET Arbitration Blocks BNSF Structured-Rest Change

USA: An arbitration has blocked a BNSF structured-rest change that would have replaced negotiated 12/24/36-hour rest elections for engineers in pool service on former Montana Rail Link territory.
BNSF freight train passing through San Diego, California.

08.08.2026

BNSF Says UP–NS Merger Remedies Leave Shipper Gaps

USA: BNSF is challenging the latest UP–NS merger remedies, arguing that expanded pricing, switching and dispute-resolution protections still cover too little freight traffic to offset the proposed deal’s competitive impact.
Aerial view of an intermodal rail yard with container trains at the Port of Tacoma.

07.08.2026

Port of Tacoma Terminal Capacity Increase Targeted at 49%

USA: The Port of Tacoma terminal capacity increase planned by Washington United Terminals in Washington state would reach 49% after four new cranes are commissioned by 2028.
America 250 Locomotive Celebration tickets start at $44.50 for the August 28–30 event, train rides and night photo sessions.

03.08.2026

America 250 Locomotive Celebration Tickets and Schedule

USA: Tickets are on sale for the America 250 Locomotive Celebration, which will bring commemorative freight and passenger locomotives to Spencer, North Carolina, from August 28 to 30.