BNSF

“We are excited to announce our new intermodal facility in Oklahoma City!” BNSF reported via social media. “The 42-acre site, set to open in mid-November, will provide more stream-lined, cost-efficient options for @HobbyLobby.” (Photograph Courtesy of BNSF)

Class I Briefs: BNSF, CSX, NS

BNSF this November will launch an Oklahoma City-based intermodal facility. Also, CSX announces its 2025 Customer Environmental Excellence Award honorees and designates a new Select Site in New York; and Norfolk Southern (NS) railroaders at Decatur Yard in Illinois mark a safety milestone.

(BNSF Photograph)

‘Force Multipliers’

RAILWAY AGE, SEPTEMBER 2025 ISSUE: Drones are helping railroaders assess risk, reduce dwell, and boost efficiency and safety.

(UP Photograph)

STB Grants Metra’s ‘Terminal Trackage Rights’ Application

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Sept. 2 granted Metra’s application for terminal trackage rights to continue commuter rail service over three lines in the Chicago metropolitan area owned by host freight railroad Union Pacific, and it denied UP’s motion to dismiss that application.

Class I Briefs: BNSF, CN, NS

BNSF provides customers with an intermodal network update. Also, CN partners with Autism Canada; and Norfolk Southern (NS) contributes $50,000 to Rebuilding Together New Orleans.

Commentary

One Merger at a Time, Please

FROM THE EDITOR, RAILWAY AGE SEPTEMBER 2025 ISSUE: As I write this, it’s the late afternoon of Friday, Aug. 29, the end of one of the strangest weeks I’ve ever encountered in

Commentary

Deal Vs. No Deal

Berkshire Hathaway does not intend to purchase CSX, a move we thought was the likely outcome given the competitive offering of an East/West combination. The valuation and merger benefits are clearly not

Class I Briefs: BNSF, CPKC

BNSF opens its largest Logistics Center ever in North Houston. Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) earns top marks on Amtrak’s annual Host Railroad Report Card.