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March 21, 2021

Canadian Pacific, Kansas City Southern to Merge

The merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern would create the first railroad to touch the United States, Canada and Mexico.

March 20, 2021

After Vermont Rail System called the CSX-Pan Am acquisition “anti-competitive,” Massachusetts and Vermont added their voices to the opposition.

March 20, 2021

The Financial Times reported that Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern were expected to announce a deal on Sunday.

March 18, 2021

The Illinois Railway Museum is presently raising money to move the century-old Pullman from North Carolina to Illinois.

March 18, 2021

Rio Grande Pacific tells the STB that it does not want to move coal, crude or hazardous materials over Colorado’s Tennessee Pass.

March 17, 2021

Amtrak president said the locomotives will “honor our heritage and our vision of connecting communities, economies and families nationwide.”

March 17, 2021

Amtrak told the U.S. Surface Transportation Board it wants to begin service between New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., on Jan. 1, 2022.

March 16, 2021

Vermont Rail System officials say that CSX Transportation’s plan to take over Pan Am Railways would be “anticompetitive.”

March 16, 2021

After a remarkable six decades of service, the GMD-1 era on Canadian National appears to be coming to an end.

March 15, 2021

The railroad is working with the America Short Line & Regional Railroad Association to create an online training program.