Pictured are BNSF Locomotive Engineer Buddy Hall (right) and Conductor Ioannis Kalogiros on the first train to operate in Canada under Positive Train Control (PTC) protection. (BNSF Photograph)

Class I Briefs: BNSF, CSX, NS

BNSF expands its Positive Train Control footprint and reaches a safety milestone. Also, CSX ranks on Florida’s Best Employers list by Forbes; and Norfolk Southern (NS) is donating $1 million to support Hampton Roads, Va., nonprofits, earns a sustainability award, and marks safety records.

CN on UP+NS Merger: ‘Our Customers’ Voices Must Be Heard’

Joining BNSF and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) in expressing their concerns about the proposed Union Pacific (UP)-Norfolk Southern (NS) merger, CN recently launched a page on its website encouraging its customers

(Photograph Courtesy of NS)

NS, UP Domestic Interline Service Launches

GE Appliances, a Haier company, is among the first to move freight using a new domestic interline service from intended merger partners Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS).

Hoeven, Klobuchar to STB: ‘Closely Scrutinize’ UP+NS

An Oct. 30 letter to the Surface Transportation Board co-authored by Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) asks the STB to “closely scrutinize” the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger, stressing

CPKC: UP+NS Merger ‘Not in the Public Interest’

To express its concerns about the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) has established a page on its website stating its case against the possible combination and argues

BNSF, NS and CN SMART-TD Members Ratify New Five-Year Agreement

International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD) members on BNSF, Norfolk Southern (NS), CN, and several Class II and Class III railroads have voted to

The Port of Savannah handled 486,000 TEUs in September, gaining 8% or 35,280 TEUs, over same month last year, GPA reported Oct. 23. (GPA Photograph)

Intermodal Briefs: GPA, Ports of Indiana

September volumes are up 8% at Georgia Ports Authority’s Port of Savannah. Also, Tanco Terminals is expanding its liquid barge facility at the Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville, where it provides marine, rail ,and truck access for liquid asphalt and fertilizer products.

(Courtesy of NS)

For NS 3Q25, ‘Strong Results’ (UPDATED 10/24 With TD Cowen Commentary)

“Norfolk Southern delivered another quarter of strong results on safety, service, and productivity through a dynamic freight market,” said Mark George, President and CEO of the Class I railroad, which on Oct.

Class I Briefs: NS, UP, CSX

Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Bellevue Yard raises the bar on safety and service. Also, NS commits $2 million to a safer Atlanta; Union Pacific (UP) earns Gold in Shell Chemicals’ MVP Awards; and CSX’s REDI Center celebrates 20 years of workforce development.

Commentary

‘Network Improvements Power a Better Future for Passenger Rail’ – John Orr, NS

In this transcription of a Rail Group On Air Podcast, Norfolk Southern Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Orr discussed passenger rail. Like all Class I railroads, Norfolk Southern hosts

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