By David O. Williams, Real Vail; November 30, 2020 A pair of railroad companies are competing to reactivate Union Pacific’s…
By David C. Lester, Managing Editor, RT&S Magazine; October 16, 2020 Yesterday, RT&S published a story about Metra bringing suit…
By Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune; October 14, 2020 The train conductor ticket collection dispute between Metra and Union Pacific has…
By Joe Cahill On Business, Crain’s Chicago Business; October 6, 2020 With so many conflicts roiling our city, state and…
A press release from Union Pacific; September 15, 2020: Omaha, Nebraska Union Pacific virtually rang the Closing Bell in celebration…
By Linda Satter, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette; September 7, 2020 Later this month, a federal jury will be asked to decide if…
By Marni Pyke, Chicago Daily Herald; August 31, 2020 As Metra strives to recapture riders wary of commuting during a…
By The Associated Press, The News-Gazette; August 26, 2020 CHICAGO (AP) — Metra says Union Pacific’s refusal to send conductors…
By Ari Ashe, Senior Editor, JOC.com; July 29, 2020 Pressure is building on the networks of Western US freight railroads,…
By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; July 27, 2020 Cindy Sanborn, one of the first women to hold…
A press release from Norfolk Southern Corporation; July 27, 2020: NORFOLK, Va., July 27, 2020 – Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:…
By Joanna Marsh, Freight Waves; July 24, 2020 Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) is looking for opportunities to take more market…
By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; July 21, 2020 Chicago’s Metra commuter rail agency on July 21 asked…
By JOSH FUNK, AP Business Writer, San Antonio Express-News; July 14, 2020 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal regulators say the…
By Colin Atagi Palm Springs Desert Sun; July 13, 2020 It’s the end of the line for a rail service…
By Jason Blevins, The Colorado Sun; July 6, 2020 It’s been 23 years since trains rumbled through the tunnel atop…
From Progressive Railroading Magazine; July 1, 2020 The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) earlier this week began the environmental…
By Jon Talton, The Seattle Times; June 26, 2020 Airlines aren’t the only passenger transportation systems in trouble because of…
By Katrina Lim, WQOW ABC News 18; June 25, 2020 Eau Claire (WQOW) – A major milestone is happening to…
By Joanna Marsh, Freight Waves; May 1, 2020 The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has made three decisions defining how the…
By John Hollenhorst, Deseret News; April 26, 2020 SALT LAKE CITY — If a railroad locomotive is an iron horse,…
Note: This commentary is provided by Russ Jackson, the venerable retired editor of the Western Rail Passenger Review. – corridorrail.com…
From Progressive Railroading Magazine; April 1, 2020 The San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (SJRRC) yesterday began seeking public input on…
By Randy Wyrick, Vail Daily; March 22, 2020 A federal agency will not force Union Pacific to sell a railroad…
By Ellen Schneider, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; March 2, 2020 Dozens more suits accusing the nation’s largest railroads of colluding…