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BNSF freight train passing through San Diego, California.

08.08.2026

BNSF Says UP–NS Merger Remedies Leave Shipper Gaps

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%

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

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.
STERIS Rail Traffic: 160 Cars a Year by 2031

07.08.2026

STERIS Campus Targets 160 Rail Cars a Year by 2031

USA: STERIS plans to handle at least 160 rail cars annually at its future Sanford, North Carolina, campus by 2031, supported by up to $600,000 in NCRR rail infrastructure funding.
Amtrak Pennsylvanian train passing Horseshoe Curve in Pennsylvania

05.08.2026

Amtrak to Double Pittsburgh–New York Train Service

USA: Amtrak plans to double Pittsburgh–New York train service in fall 2026 by adding a second daily Pennsylvanian round trip after infrastructure upgrades west of Harrisburg are completed.
Two black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotives standing on adjacent tracks

03.08.2026

Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Merger Expands Safeguards

USA: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have expanded customer safeguards in their proposed merger, doubling annual shipments eligible for committed gateway pricing from about 134,000 to 258,000.
Union Pacific Big Boy Tour Ends in Cheyenne

01.08.2026

Union Pacific Big Boy Tour Ends After 7,145-Mile Journey

USA: The Union Pacific Big Boy tour ended in Cheyenne on July 29 after locomotive No. 4014 covered 7,145.
UP-NS merger application moves into STB review

30.07.2026

UP–NS Merger Filing Adds Four New Shipper Protections

USA: The UP–NS merger filing now includes four new or expanded shipper protections, completing the railroads’ supplemental response as the federal regulator reviews the proposed $85 billion transaction.
RailPulse GPS data standard will govern demurrage and storage disputes from Oct. 1 using certified railcar telemetry records.

30.07.2026

RailPulse GPS Data Standard for Disputes Starts Oct. 1

USA: RailPulse will make certified GPS location and timing data the shared record for demurrage and storage charge disputes among participating shippers and member railroads from October 1, 2026.
BNSF SD40-2 locomotives 6740, 8034 and 6756 traveling through Bend, Oregon

25.07.2026

BNSF Says UP–CN Deal Weakens Case for UP–NS Merger

BNSF says Union Pacific’s agreements with Canadian National show that new routes and market access can be created through partnerships, weakening the stated case for the proposed UP–Norfolk Southern merger.
CPKC No. 1776 in red, white and blue America 250 livery leading freight cars in Franklin Park, Illinois.

25.07.2026

18 Railroads Join America 250 Locomotive Celebration

Eighteen short line and regional railroads are expected to send locomotives to the America 250 Locomotive Celebration in Spencer, North Carolina, broadening a roster that already includes all six Class I carriers.
Two black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotives standing on railway tracks.

25.07.2026

Norfolk Southern Sets August Appointment System Launch

Norfolk Southern will expand its appointment system to international intermodal traffic in Kansas City and St. Louis on August 24, following customer town halls in both Missouri markets.
Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific freight trains on parallel tracks

24.07.2026

STB Orders UP-NS Employee Data Made Public by July 27

UP-NS employee data on planned job cuts, new roles and transfers must become public by July 27 under a Surface Transportation Board order in the merger case.
Union Pacific freight train led by locomotive 4294 on the Gila Line near Shawmut, Arizona

24.07.2026

CN–UP Agreement Expands CN’s Access to Mexico via UP

The CN–UP agreement expands CN’s access to Mexico through new operating rights between Memphis and Eagle Pass, while CPKC retains North America’s only single-line, three-country rail network.