Cando Channelview Terminal in Texas. (Courtesy of Cando)

Cando Acquires Texas Terminal (UPDATED 12/5)

Manitoba, Canada-based Cando Rail & Terminals on Oct. 3 reported entering a definitive agreement to acquire the rail terminal and associated operations of Texas Deepwater Partners, a joint venture project formed by

(Courtesy of Sunport)

Sunport Reactivates Albuquerque Rail Spur

The first 1.5 miles of Albuquerque International Sunport’s (Sunport) 4-mile rail spur in New Mexico have been rehabilitated through a public-private partnership with New Mexico Transloading LLC (NMT).

Rob Russell: ‘Rail is a Precious Commodity’ – RAIL GROUP ON AIR

Rob Russell, Managing Partner, Russell-Kroese Partners, joins Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono for a wide-ranging discussion on the railroad industry and its future, with particular emphasis on the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk

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UP+NS: STB Application Now Mid-December; 4Q25 Earnings Tempered

Union Pacific updated investors Dec. 2 that its Surface Transportation Board filing to acquire Norfolk Southern will be pushed out two weeks due to “additional analysis from a contractor.” UP now expects

BNSF to STB: First Cure UP’s ‘Old Harms’

In advance of the Surface Transportation Board (STB) evaluating a Union Pacific (UP)-Norfolk Southern (NS) merger application (yet to be filed), rival BNSF wants a separate proceeding to examine, with remedies, its

During the True Blue gala on Nov. 14, Herbert Smith (left), NS Regional Vice President of Government Relations, awarded a grant to the Chicago Police Foundation. Standing next to Smith are CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling and Chicago Police Foundation Chairman Rick Simon. (Caption and Photograph Courtesy of NS)

Class I Briefs: NS, CSX, BNSF, UP

Norfolk Southern (NS) delivers a $100,000 grant to the Chicago Police Foundation and rolls out a new collection of holiday merchandise. Also, CSX celebrates its Rocky Mount terminal in North Carolina; the BNSF-served NEW Cooperative expands its Osceola, Iowa, location; and Union Pacific (UP) uses point protection technology to boost visibility for locomotive crews.

(Courtesy of Willie D. Mills)

WIR Conference 2025: Connecting, Inspiring, Innovating

Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures on Oct. 15-16 hosted the third-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference with a packed lineup of influential women and their allies, who shared experiences, celebrated achievements, and discussed the future

Union Pacific International Railroad Bridge view from Piedras Negras, Mexico. Wikimedia Commons/Manuel Velez

Class I Briefs: BNSF, CSX, UP

BNSF provides an intermodal network update. Also, CSX’s TRANSFLO Petersburg Terminal is coming to Virginia in 2026; and Union Pacific (UP) enhances safety and security at its Eagle Pass border crossing.

CSX earlier this month participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for customer Saint Paul Commodities’ $2.33 million blending plant in Selma, N.C. (Screen Grab From CSX Video)

Class I Briefs: CSX, BNSF, NS, UP

CSX and BNSF celebrate the advancement of separate industrial-development projects in North Carolina and Arkansas, respectively. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) supports Habitat for Humanity and Children’s of Alabama; and Union Pacific’s (UP) Roseville Terminal in California marks a safety milestone.

Hillwood, BNSF, City of Forth Worth Launch Alliance Logistics District

Hillwood, BNSF Railway, and the City of Fort Worth on Nov. 18 announced the creation of the Alliance Logistics District, officially designated and approved by the Fort Worth City Council at its Nov. 11 meeting.

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