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CP sets date for combination with KCS, announces CPKC leadership team

CP sets date for combination with KCS, announces CPKC leadership team Two days after the Surface Transportation Board approved their merger plan, Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern officials today announced they expect the two Class Is to officially combine as...

Metra to expand UP Northwest schedule on April 3

CHICAGO (March 16, 2023) – Metra is revising its schedule on the UP Northwest Line (UP-NW) beginning Monday, April 3. The updated schedule adds 12 trains to the line’s weekday service, exceeding pre-pandemic service levels. “Metra has been monitoring ridership as well...

Funeral arrangements for fallen Brother Lou Shuster

Funeral arrangements for fallen Brother Lou Shuster INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 10 — Services for late BLET member Louis P. Shuster will be held next week. Brother Shuster, who served the BLET as President of Division 607 (Cleveland), was killed while working for...