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UP-NS Action Center opens merger outreach

17.05.2026

UP-NS Action Center adds public letters to merger site

Amtrak Cascades Airo train arrives in Seattle

17.05.2026

Amtrak Cascades Airo train reaches Seattle for testing

Hugh L. Carey Tunnel gets ASCE landmark recognition

16.05.2026

Hugh L. Carey Tunnel receives ASCE landmark status

UP-NS Action Center opens merger outreach

17.05.2026

UP-NS Action Center adds public letters to merger site

UP-NS Action Center now appears on Union Pacific’s website for its proposed Norfolk Southern merger. UP announced the section on social media on May 14.
The CSX-BNSF partnership introduces enhanced coast-to-coast freight services, strengthening connectivity and offering strategic growth while easing speculation of a potential merger in the competitive U.S. rail industry.

16.05.2026

BNSF challenges $3.5bn UP-NS merger savings claim

BNSF Railway has challenged the UP-NS merger savings claim from Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Norfolk Southern taps Jaguar for Doraville rail lease

16.05.2026

REDI Sites program expands across NS network

Norfolk Southern Railway has expanded the REDI Sites program. It has added more rail-served industrial properties to the initiative’s portfolio.
BNSF decorative locomotives mark U.S. 250th

15.05.2026

BNSF introduces decorative locomotives for U.S. 250th

BNSF decorative locomotives have been introduced. The railroad joins other U.
Military mobility in Poland: PKP Cargo signs agreement

15.05.2026

Military mobility in Poland puts rail logistics in focus

Military mobility in Poland is now part of PKP Cargo’s cooperation with the Ministry of National Defense. The agreement is linked to defense logistics and rail transport.
Fraser Surrey rail capacity expansion gets CAD$13.3M

15.05.2026

Fraser Surrey rail capacity expansion gets CAD$13.3M

Fraser Surrey rail capacity expansion is moving forward through DP World’s CAD$13. 3 million investment at its terminal in Canada.
CPKC locomotive fleet renewal with Wabtec, Progress Rail

14.05.2026

CPKC challenges UP-NS merger application

Keith Creel, chief executive of Canadian Pacific Kansas City, has criticised the UP-NS merger application. Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern filed it with the Surface Transportation Board.
Union Pacific grain hits 2026 Q1 high

13.05.2026

Union Pacific grain volume reaches Q1 record

Union Pacific grain volume reached a first-quarter record in 2026. It topped the railroad’s previous Q1 high from 2008.
U.S. port imports forecast points to summer decline

12.05.2026

U.S. port imports forecast turns lower after June

The containerized imports forecast points to U. S.
UP and NS Revive $85 Billion Coast-to-Coast Merger Push With Sweeping STB Filing

12.05.2026

Railroads push back on UP-NS merger application

The UP-NS merger application is drawing renewed objections from Canadian National and CPKC. They say the updated merger filing still does not meet Surface Transportation Board requirements.
Texas railroad boxcar deaths under police probe

11.05.2026

Texas railroad boxcar deaths: six found in Laredo

Texas railroad boxcar deaths are under investigation in Laredo. Six people were found dead Sunday inside a train boxcar.
Union Pacific to source most rail from U.S. manufacturer

11.05.2026

UP-NS merger application faces BNSF challenge

BNSF Railway argued that the UP-NS merger application remains incomplete. It made the claim in a May 8 response to the U.