Opinion: Amtrak as bully

By Frank N. Wilner, Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; June 23, 2018 Amidst extravagant accusations of inhospitable dispatching by host…

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Canadian National Railway eyes smaller deals, but doubts big mergers are near

By Eric Atkins, The Globe And Mail; May 15, 2018 Canadian National Railway Co. is eyeing smaller takeover targets to…

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New York State after Iowa Pacific: Warren County struggles with what to do with its railroad tracks

By DON LEHMAN, The Post Star, Watertown Daily Times; May 3, 2018 QUEENSBURY — Warren County has hired a new…

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Is Trouble Brewing at Chicago’s Union Station?

A press release from Holland & Knight; April 27, 2018: A recent filing at the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB)…

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Politico’s Morning Transportation: STB dismissed two complaints filed by Amtrak

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Brianna Gurciullo and Stephanie Beasley, Politico Morning Transportation; April 16, 2018TWO DOORS CLOSE: STB…

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The Daily CSX: Federal regulators put CSX branch line rail sale on hold

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; April 16, 2018 The Surface Transportation Board, a federal regulatory agency, has stalled…

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Union Pacific’s Fritz to Surface Transportation Board: ‘Stabilize service, reverse downward trend’

By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; April 4, 2018 Union Pacific has responded to the Surface Transportation Board’s…

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Norfolk Southern responds to STB on service issues

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; April 4, 2018 Norfolk Southern Railway‘s service “is not where we or our customers need it…

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Surface Transportation Board wants Class I service updates

By Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; March 21, 2018 Complaints by grain shippers and automakers have spurred the…

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Iowa Pacific in New York State: New York Department of Environmental Conservation wins round in fight over tank cars

By Phil Brown, Adirondack Explorer; February 28, 2018 The state Department of Environmental Conservation has won a preliminary round in…

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The Daily CSX: CSX committed to Harrison’s vision

From Railway Gazette; February 7, 2018 USA ‘I’m excited about the progress we are making and am confident we have…

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The Daily CSX: CSX, STB and “confusion to the enemy”

By Frank N. Wilner, Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; January 25, 2018 At CSX over the past 12 months, there…

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Tries Halting Berkshire Hathaway in its Tracks

By Jerry Silverman, Bloomberg Law; December 20, 2017 New York state is urging legendary investor Warren Buffett and his company,…

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The Daily CSX: With customers continuing to complain, federal regulator again demands answers from CSX acting CEO James Foote

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; December 15, 2017 With customer complaints continuing to mount, the Surface Transportation Board…

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The Daily CSX: CSX puts brakes on rail service cutback at General Mills plant in Buffalo, New York

By Matt Glynn, The Buffalo News; November 21, 2017 CSX Transportation has put the brakes on a plan to reduce…

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The Daily CSX: General Mills plant facing reduced CSX rail service in Buffalo, New York

By Matt Glynn, The Buffalo News; November 20, 2017 Reduced CSX rail service to the General Mills plant in Buffalo…

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Opinion: Obama’s policies are still threatening the freight rail industry

By Lawrence Spiwak, Opinion Contributor, The Hill; October 13, 2017 Nearly one year after the election, the Trump administration has…

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