GREEN RIVER, Wyo. — OmniTRAX has signed a long-term switching agreement to serve the Wyoming facility that produces Arm & Hammer baking soda. The Church and Dwight facility in Green River, built in 1968, produces pharmaceutical-grade sodium bicarbonate at the site where the trona ore is mined. Wyoming is home to 90% of the world’s […]
MECCA, Calif. — About 20 cars of a Union Pacific intermodal train derailed Wednesday in the Coachella Valley community of Mecca on Wednesday afternoon, closing a state highway and the railroad’s Sunset Route. Cal Fire said on social media that emergency crews responded to the incident at 5:06 p.m. No injuries were reported. A hazardous […]
WASHINGTON — While Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern prepare to file a revised merger application in late April, federal regulators are requesting specific data related to their proposal to create the first U.S. transcontinental railroad. The request for documents to be submitted prior to the revised application likely could include highly sensitive data related to […]
WASHINGTON — Carload, intermodal and overall U.S. rail traffic remained narrowly ahead of 2025 levels in the week ending March 14, 2026, according to the Association of American Railroads. AAR figures show total traffic for the week was 508,737 carloads and intermodal units, a 1.1% increase over the same week a year ago. The 228,299 […]
WASHINGTON — A Canadian National train making a shove move backed into Amtrak’s City of New Orleans, then backed up and hit the passenger train a second time, the National Transportation Safety Board said in its preliminary report on the Feb. 22, 2026, collision near Memphis. The incident at about 11 a.m. led to minor […]
RICHMOND, Texas — Twenty-three cars of a Union Pacific train derailed today (March 18) in the Houston suburb of Richmond. No evacuation has been ordered, although officials say leaks have been detected from two cars carrying ethanol. “Both leaks are contained,” Fort Bend County Fire Marshal Justin York said in a press conference carried by […]
WASHINGTON — The spike in energy prices since the start of the Iran conflict could be a blessing or a curse, Norfolk Southern executives say. It’s clear that the dramatic increase in fuel prices will increase the railroad’s first-quarter costs by $20 million to $30 million — and that the NS fuel surcharge program will […]
WASHINGTON — Canadian National’s volume is running slightly ahead of expectations so far this year as operations held up well during winter, Chief Operating Officer Patrick Whitehead says. Car velocity is up 10% compared with last year, while train speed is up 6% and terminal dwell is down 6%, he told an investor conference on […]
PORT EDWARD, British Columbia — A mudslide derailed a Canadian National train on the railroad’s line to Prince Rupert, B.C., on Monday, March 16. The CBC reports the derailment occurred about 12:45 p.m. CN told the broadcaster that the train’s crew ‘exited the locomotive safely and are being attended to by local first responders.” No […]
WASHINGTON — The final piece of CSX’s Howard Street Tunnel clearance project — raising a bridge in Baltimore — is expected to be completed late next month, opening the way for double-stack service in the Interstate 95 corridor. “On the I-95 corridor we move a good amount of traffic already between Florida and the Northeast […]
WASHINGTON — Two J.B. Hunt Transport Services senior executives expressed hope for a surge in freight markets later this year while cautioning that current conditions remain “fragile.” Chief Financial Officer Brad Delco told an investor conference today (March 17) that the freight market remains fragile because customers are signaling a mixture of forecasts that include […]
Railroads were the primary means of moving men and materiel within the United States during World War II. Here a freight conductor walks beside flatcars loaded with M3 Lee tanks at an unknown location. U.S. Army Signal Corps photo […]
