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March 14, 2023

STB to Answer Questions About CP-KCS Decision on Wednesday

The federal regulator will hold a press conference at 11 a.m. on Wednesday about the biggest proposed merger in a generation.

March 14, 2023

Loose wheels on a recently-built coil car may have caused one of the recent Norfolk Southern derailments in Ohio.

March 13, 2023

Full ‘Cascades’ service to Canada resumed March 6 and the ‘Adirondack’ will be back in April, officials say.

March 10, 2023

CEO Alan Shaw’s testimony came just hours after yet another Norfolk Southern train derailed, this time in Alabama.

March 9, 2023

The railroad has been operating on a reduced schedule since last year and had hoped to resume regular operations this month.

March 8, 2023

On Wednesday, the U.S. Surface Transportation Board announced that BNSF’s takeover of MRL could happen as early as April 7.

March 8, 2023

Director of Sales and Marketing Jonathan Smith said East Broad Top 15 will be the next steam locomotive to be restored on the narrow gauge railroad.

March 7, 2023

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen identified the man as Louis Shuster, 46, of Broadview Heights, Ohio.

March 7, 2023

Pressure continues to grow on Norfolk Southern following a second train derailment in Ohio over the weekend.

March 6, 2023

The ‘Coast Starlight’ will be the third long-distance train to regularly feature the new long-distance Chargers.