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Historic South Bend Union Station in downtown South Bend, Indiana

19.08.2026

Amtrak Could Return to Downtown South Bend After 55 Years

UP-NS merger application moves into STB review

19.08.2026

STB Restarts UP–NS Review — and Demands Unfiltered Data

A Union Pacific freight locomotive hauling autorack cars

16.08.2026

Shippers Ask STB to Reject UP-NS Merger Outright

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.
BNSF-led freight train crossing a steel railway bridge in Louisiana

24.07.2026

BNSF Says CN Access Deal Undercuts UP–NS Merger Case

BNSF says Union Pacific’s new agreement with Canadian National weakens the case for its proposed $85 billion Norfolk Southern acquisition because comparable benefits can be achieved without a merger.
Two black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotives standing on railway tracks.

24.07.2026

Norfolk Southern Posts Record $3.5 Billion Revenue

Norfolk Southern posted record quarterly revenue of $3. 5 billion in the second quarter of 2026 as freight volume rose, although reported railway operating income declined year over year.
Canadian National freight locomotives hauling freight cars in Green Bay, Wisconsin

23.07.2026

CN Backs Union Pacific’s $85 Billion Norfolk Southern Deal

Canadian National has agreed to support Union Pacific’s proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern after securing new customer access, trackage rights and terminal railroad interests in the Midwest.
An Amtrak Northeast Regional train approaches North Philadelphia station under overhead wires.

23.07.2026

Amtrak Advances Reading Passenger Rail Restoration

Amtrak has formalized its role in the proposed Reading passenger rail restoration, moving the Pennsylvania corridor into ridership, cost and infrastructure planning before its next federal development stage.