The Surface Transportation Board (STB) unanimously rejected last week the major merger application filed by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern in December for a combined transcontinental railroad, saying the bid is incomplete because it does not contain certain information required by regulations. STB rejected …
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Union Pacific’s legendary Big Boy completed a brief run to Colorado recently in what could be a tune-up for a much longer run in 2026. Big Boy No. 4014 left its home in Cheyenne, WY, on Sept. 30 and went south to Greeley and Eaton, …
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ST. LOUIS, MO — From your running shoes to the renewable fuels moving trucks, trains and ships, soybeans are quietly giving farmers new ways to stay competitive. As soybean farmers navigate volatile export markets, they’re leveraging homegrown innovation to build domestic demand across the food, …
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UPDATE: Aug. 28, 2024 The Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered binding arbitration between Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian National Railway and Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Aug. 24, sending all parties back to work. TCRC removed picket lines at Canadian Pacific Kansas City and did …
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UPDATED: Aug. 22, 2024 – Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City moved forward in the early morning hours today by locking out employees represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. Both railroads said they would continue shutting down their networks. Posted Aug. 19, 2024 …
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Norfolk Southern repelled an investor attempt to unseat its 13-member board and gain control in May but gave up three seats in the railroad’s annual shareholder vote. An Ancora Holdings-led investor group reportedly took a $1 billion stake in NS and nominated seven directors to …
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