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Passengers enter Sound Transit’s fare-paid zone at Northgate Station

DART Operation Access simulates fare gating at selected stations

DART Operation Access is expected to place enforcement teams at five light rail stations for 90 days. At selected stations, a controlled-access pilot will simulate a fare-gated system. The agency has announced no gate construction as part of the demonstration.

CN freight train led by locomotive 1031 at Homewood station in Illinois

CN merger conditions build on a July deal the STB record sets out

CN has named the Midwest locations where it wants new access if Union Pacific buys Norfolk Southern. The Canadian carrier filed a description of its anticipated responsive application on 9 September 2026, in Finance Docket No. 36873 at the Surface Transportation Board. It summarised the main points in a statement the following day.

BNSF double-stack container train beside the shoreline at Richmond Beach, Washington

BNSF outlines UP-NS merger conditions with NS trackage rights to Bethlehem

BNSF Railway has outlined the UP-NS merger conditions it intends to pursue if the Surface Transportation Board approves the proposed combination of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. They include a planned request for overhead trackage rights over about 824 route miles of NS lines between Chicago and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, although BNSF continues to urge the board to reject the deal.