Union Pacific No. 1616, which honors President Abraham Lincoln for signing the Pacific Railway Act of 1862 that created UP, sits at the railroad’s Jenks Locomotive Shop. Could the stroke of President ...

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An Intramotev TugVolt autonomous hopper car. The company has announced an agreement with R.J. Corman Railroad Co. Intramotev ST. LOUIS — Autonomous railcar company Intramotev has announced a ...

The eastbound California Zephyr passes Metra’s Fairview Avenue station in Downers Grove, Ill., on Feb. 14, 2026. The Federal Railroad Administration is considering restructuring Amtrak into a holding ...

Craig Fuller is the CEO at FreightWaves. The freight market has been sending mixed signals for months, but one trend stands out clearly as we move deeper into 2026: Trucking spot rates have staged a ...

Federal regulators have rejected the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger application as incomplete. David Lassen WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board today issued a setback to Union Pacific ...

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There’s nothing quite like that feeling of running a “first train” on a new model railroad. Although the scenery is still bare benchwork, the look and sound of those first wheels rolling under their ...

The first of three arches for the Portal North Bridge on the Northeast Corridor is moved into place in November 2024. Clearances for the new bridge will allow it to be a fixed span, unlike the current ...

A Union Pacific train with UP and Norfolk Southern power crosses UP’s diamond with NS at Momence, Ill., on April 10, 2022. David Lassen Combining Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern into the first ...

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CHICAGO – A federal court has tossed out the Surface Transportation Board’s 2024 reciprocal switching rule that would have allowed shippers who suffer from inadequate rail service to gain access to a ...