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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....

Another POTUS 47 Firing—NMB This Time

Another POTUS 47 Firing—NMB This Time Hamilton told Railway Age by phone Oct. 16 that she is exploring her legal options, as the firing—much as with that of Surface Transportation Board (STB) member and Democrat Robert E. Primus and Democratic members of the Federal...

Rail industry marks 45th anniversary of Staggers Act

Rail industry marks 45th anniversary of Staggers Act Today marks 45 years since President Jimmy Carter signed the Staggers Rail Act of 1980, which saved the freight-rail industry from near total collapse. By 1980, the railroad industry was on the brink of collapse...