BNSF President & CEO Katie Farmer issued the following statement on the UP merger application filing: “While we are still reviewing the STB filing and will have more to say soon, what we have seen so ...

Several BNSF Metra line trains scheduled to run on Christmas Eve were canceled mid-day due to an "operational incident," Metra announced. A staffing shortage resulted in the need to cancel some ...

“This year, we made meaningful investments across our network to improve our railroad, our industry, and the communities we serve,” NS reported Dec. 29. Among the highlights: Astro Aggregates, a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The City of Vancouver is suing the BNSF Railway Company after it allegedly placed large boulders in front of its facility to deter the homeless from setting up campsites. In a ...

The freight railroad company BNSF says the Rocky Mountain Steel Mill in Pueblo stopped shipping rails for train tracks this fall. That’s according to a recent legal claim filed by the railroad. The ...

The northwest Valley is experiencing significant growth with new construction and redevelopment projects in Glendale and Surprise. The VAI Resort and adjacent Mattel Adventure Park in Glendale face ...

CHEYENNE — After wildfires south of Cheyenne were fueled by 70 to 80 mph winds last Wednesday, a large BNSF train was blown off the tracks the next night. Around 17 miles northwest of town, some ...

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A UPS driver was killed in a collision with a train Tuesday in eastern Reno County, the sheriff’s office said. Darick Navarro, 47, of Hutchinson died at the scene. “Arriving units located a UPS ...

’Twas one week before Christmas, and all through the land, rail stakeholders were stirring, as Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern dealt their merger hand. The merger, now dubbed “The Great Connection” ...

Railroad giants Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern formally sought federal approval Friday for a seismic merger that would change how freight moves across the region and continent. “This is huge,” the ...

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