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For 2024, Two Class I’s Deemed ‘Revenue Adequate’

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has found two U.S. Class I railroads to be revenue adequate for 2024: CSX and Union Pacific.

“CSX and our partners are safely installing #railroad track panels along our Blue Ridge subdivision, where approximately 60 miles of our railroad were devastated by #HurricaneHelene,” the Class I reported via social media on Aug. 13. “Together, our #ONECSX team is building back better—for our customers, communities, & employees.” (CSX Photograph)

Class I Briefs: CSX, BNSF, NS

At CSX, Blue Ridge Subdivision recovery work advances, Board Member Gen. Thomas Bostick earns the Gold de Fleury Medal, and Signal Manager Clint Russell takes swift action to stop a train facing a potential safety hazard. Also, BNSF provides customers with an operational performance update; and Norfolk Southern (NS) and the City of Refuge open a welding training center in Atlanta, Ga.

City of Rochelle Expands RITC

Representatives from the City of Rochelle, Ill., along with state transportation officials, local economic partners, railroad and trucking industries, on Aug. 14 celebrated the expansion of the Rochelle Intermodal Transload Center (RITC).

‘Railroading’s Heroes’: Military Veterans Share Successes at WIR 2025

The Women in Rail 2025 Conference, presented by Railway Age and RT&S, will feature a panel of railroaders covering how having a background in the military adds to their success in leadership roles across the freight

“Shippers have been frontloading their cargo for months to get ahead of tariffs and recent activity at America’s top port really tells that story,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said Aug. 13 (Port of LA Photograph)

For Ports of LA, Long Beach, ‘Record’ July Cargo

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach reported setting July cargo records, handling 1,019,837 TEUs (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) and 944,232 TEUs, respectively, as retailers and manufacturers brought in goods at an elevated pace due to concerns of higher tariffs later this year.

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It Will All Come Down to This

Cutting to the chase on the 2027 STB merger decision: On July 30, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern submitted to the Surface Transportation Board their prefiling notification, which is basically a heads

“CSX proudly supports #EconomicDevelopment in #Kentucky! Madisonville Industrial Park II is now Kentucky’s 1st Silver Level #CSXSelectSite. With strong infrastructure & rail access, it’s ready for growth. Plus, E. Hofmann Plastics broke ground on its 1st U.S. facility,” CSX reported Aug. 5 via social media. (Image Courtesy of CSX)

Class I Briefs: UP, CSX

Union Pacific (UP) joins Ag Processing Inc. to celebrate the grand opening of its newest soybean processing and degumming facility in Nebraska. Also, Madisonville Industrial Park II is Kentucky’s first Silver Level CSX Select Site.

BNSF 2Q25, 1H25: Revenue Essentially Flat, Operating Income Up, OR Down

BNSF’s second-quarter and first-half 2025 financials saw the Berkshire Hathaway-owned Class I post healthy operating income gains and operating ratio and operating expense decreases, with essentially flat revenues and modest volume gains.

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Should BNSF and CSX Focus on the Watershed Now?

Don’t make me take you to the watershed: During Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s July 29 presentation announcing the proposed combination, the piece we found most interesting (beyond the audacity of attempting

BNSF Opens New Salt Lake City Intermodal Facility

BNSF, in partnership with Patriot Rail and the Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA), on July 31 announced the official opening of the Class I’s new intermodal facility in Salt Lake City. The

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