WASHINGTON — Amtrak and Canadian National have reached a new host railroad operating agreement that settles a dispute dating to 2013. The railroads said today that the agreements “strengthen their ...

A Canadian National train of mixed freight passes through Thomasboro, Ill. CN’s former Illinois Central main line to Memphis will be key to its Canada-Mexico cross-border trade route. Chase Gunnoe ...

The Barstow International Gateway project will move cargo from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach by train. BNSF FORT WORTH, Texas – BNSF Railway and Spearpoint Logistics today announced a ...

Two Colorado firms have developed a fire-mitigation system that can prevent wildfires from encroaching onto railroad rights of way. Matrix Wildfire has developed the SENTINEL apparatus that can ...

A westbound Norfolk Southern intermodal train splits the signals at Huntingdon, Pa., in April 2022. BNSF Railway says it will request trackage rights on the former Pennsylvania Railroad main line to ...

Intermodal company Hub Group is among shippers voicing support for the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger in a new regulatory filing. David Lassen WASHINGTON — Nissan North America, intermodal ...

Four-car Brightline train No. 5544 prepares to depart West Palm Beach for Miami on Jan. 31, 2026. Brightline adjusted its operating model last year to include shorter South Florida trains and longer ...

F40C brings a westbound Metra Milwaukee North train through Grayslike, Ill., on June 27, 2000. Metra has donated the long-stored locomotive to Rairloading Heritage of Midwest America. Chris Guss ...

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 ...

The westbound Lake Shore Limited rounds a curve at Otis, Ind., on Oct. 29, 2025. The consist includes three Amfleet II coaches from New York and one added at Albany-Renssealer, N.Y., for passengers ...

MTA CEO Janno Lieber speaks at a press conference for the Park Avenue Viaduct project on Oct. 6, 2025, during which he sharply criticized Amtrak’s role in the Penn Access project. Behind Lieber is ...

A six-car Brightline train heads east from Orlando International airport at Innovation Way/Sunbridge Parkway adjacent to the Beachline Expressway on May 19, 2025. Beginning Oct. 6, the company will ...