Railway freight

The Union Pacific train derailment into the Gunnison River happened late on the night of December 3, after a rockfall sent a large boulder crashing onto the tracks between Whitewater and Bridgeport, as reported by KJCT in Grand Junction.

UP NS merger application is now slated to reach federal regulators around Dec. 16, roughly two weeks later than Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern had hoped to file it this week, according to Trains.

CSX fourth quarter financials are being squeezed by an October coal train derailment and a slump in auto volumes, even as overall traffic and intermodal business continue to grow.

BNSF calls for UP-SP merger review in a new filing with federal regulators, saying the 1996 Union Pacific–Southern Pacific deal has harmed competition in the western United States, as reported by Railfan & Railroad.

The Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger is being sold as a cure for one of the most stubborn knots in the U. S.

CPKC train derailment near Cranbrook has set off cleanup efforts east of the city, while recovery work after an earlier Kamloops-area derailment continues along key rail corridors in British Columbia.

The Chongqing–Budapest China-Europe freight train is now in regular operation as a new fixed-schedule China-Europe freight service linking southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality with the Hungarian capital.

Hitachi Rail AusRAIL PLUS 2025 gave the company a platform to underline its role in reshaping how people move across Australia.

CPKC train derailment in Alberta took place on Thursday, Nov. 27, when 34 cars left the tracks north of the village of Champion, according to Global News.

The BNSF–Union Pacific merger conditions dispute is back in front of regulators, with BNSF Railway accusing Union Pacific of falling short on competitive access commitments tied to UP’s 1996 acquisition of Southern Pacific and to two quarry customers in Texas and Arkansas, as reported by Trains PRO.

CN Rail grain delays have resulted in the railway being ordered to pay more than $23 million in damages after it failed to move grain bound for British Columbia’s west coast ports during a season when a bumper crop coincided with severe winter weather, as reported by Vancouver Is Awesome.

Brazil freight concessions programme is at the centre of a new push by the federal government to expand rail freight investment in the country.