‘There’s nothing freaking moving’: Vena uses Chicago bottleneck to sell UP–NS merger
CHICAGO — If Union Pacific wanted to show the media how trains can sit around in the nation’s rail capital,…
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CHICAGO — If Union Pacific wanted to show the media how trains can sit around in the nation’s rail capital,…
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Derek Kissick has rejoined Guardian Rail as chief commercial officer, the company has announced. Kissick has 20…
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Norfolk Southern has donated $450,000 to Children’s of Alabama, helping the hospital more than double the size…
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WASHINGTON — A Union Pacific locomotive’s horn and warning devices at a grade crossing provided little advance notice before a…
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CHICAGO — Confidence was not in short supply when Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena held a rolling news conference last…
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FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway and CSX have expanded their intermodal partnership with the launch today (Nov. 17, 2025)…
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OMAHA, Neb. — The Brotherhood of Railway Carmen and Union Pacific have reached an agreement that provides job security for…
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WASHINGTON — The attorneys general from nine states have asked the Surface Transportation Board to give Union Pacific’s proposed acquisition…
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CHICAGO — Some projects of the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency, or CREATE, program are begun and completed with…
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ATLANTA — Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern today cleared their first merger hurdle as shareholders overwhelmingly backed their deal to…
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CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific Kansas City has reached a tentative five-year agreement with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and…
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CHICAGO — Big railroad mergers have often been plagued by problematic computer cutovers that lead to service meltdowns, most recently…
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