By TIM BLACKWELL/Cowcatcher Magazine WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA — Mike Wolf had a fascination with O-gauge tinplate trains in elementary school, spending hours in his bedroom examining them inside and out. As his passion and a flaming entrepreneurial spirit developed as he grew older, he picked …
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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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By TIM BLACKWELL/Cowcatcher Magazine Micro-Trains Line Co., Inc. announced today that it has been acquired by Atlas Model Railroad Co. The deal includes “substantially all assets” of Micro-Trains Line Co., the Talent, OR-based manufacturer renowned for its precision N- and Z-scale model trains and couplers. …
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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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The Surface Transportation Board received a notice of intent regarding the proposed merger between Union Pacific Railroad Co. and Norfolk Southern Railway Co., announced by both Class I railroads in July. In a merger plan UP, through a wholly owned subsidiary, would acquire all outstanding …
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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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