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CSX, CREATE program launch first train over Forest Hill Flyover

CSX, CREATE program launch first train over Forest Hill Flyover CSX and the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program on Oct. 15 marked the first train crossing over the new Forest Hill Flyover, a CSX bridge above a critical...

The chemicals industry hates the UP – NS merger

The chemicals industry hates the UP – NS merger The American chemicals industry, the third largest customer of the Class I railroads, has come out hard against the proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. Chemicals industry lobbyists told...

NTSB to investigate BNSF conductor fatality (updated)

NTSB to investigate BNSF conductor fatality (updated) COLUMBUS, Mont. — The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the death of a BNSF conductor struck by a train on Sunday (Oct. 19, 2025), the agency has announced. The fatality occurred about 9:40 a.m....