Commentary

Part 5: ‘Temporary Tariff Pricing’ vs. ‘Committed Gateway Pricing’

This is the fifth in a five-part series about railroad growth coming from truck conversions contemplated in Union Pacific’s Dec. 19, 2025 application sent to the Surface Transportation Board to acquire Norfolk

STB Dismisses NS-UP Meridian Speedway Petitions

The Surface Transportation Board on March 13, 2026, responding to separate letters filed Sept. 30, 2025 by Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific about “specific concerns with respect to service commitments made by

Class I Briefs: CSX, NS, CN

CSX customer HD Hyundai Power Transformers USA (HDHPT) advances a $200 million expansion and CSX subsidiary Quality Carriers, Inc., is named Unilever’s Bulk Carrier of the Year for 2025. Also, Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Triple Crown Services earns a top intermodal honor; and CN’s Halifax Intermodal team celebrates 25 years injury-free.

SMART-TD Urges Congress to Support UP-NS Merger

The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD) on March 3 sent a letter to senators and representatives, urging them to support the Union Pacific–Norfolk

BNSF and officials from the City of Gunter, Tex., gathered March 12 to celebrate the official groundbreaking for the Class I’s new Logistics Center North Dallas. Pictured from left to right: BNSF General Director of Strategic Programs Lacy Kreger, Grayson County Judge Bruce Dawsey, City of Gunter Mayor Karen Souther, Grayson County Commissioner Lindsay Wright, BNSF Assistant Vice President Scot Bates ,and Grayson County Commissioner Josh Marr. (Courtesy of BNSF)

BNSF, CPKC, NS: Accelerating Industrial Development

BNSF breaks ground on its sixth Logistics Center, and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Norfolk Southern (NS) announce the certification of more industrial development sites along their lines.

Commentary

TD Cowen: Takeaways From the Next-Gen Freight Rail Conference

RAILWAY AGE NEXT-GEN FREIGHT RAIL CONFERENCE, MARCH 10, 2026: Union Pacific sees end-to-end scale and past merger lessons supporting its consolidation case with Norfolk Southern, but peers flag competition loss and gateway

NS, Progress Rail Collaborate to Upgrade 96 Locomotives

Norfolk Southern (NS) and Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, are collaborating to upgrade 96 DC-traction NS locomotives to AC. Deliveries will start in 2027 and be completed in 2029. Each upgrade from

Building Successful Industrial Development Spaces

RAILWAY AGE, MARCH 2026 ISSUE: Norfolk Southern and Watco provide prime examples of how railroads can attract manufacturing plants to their systems and grow business. Manufacturing has always driven the North American

Class I Briefs: CSX, NS

A CSX-served Chick-fil-A distribution center breaks ground in Central Florida. Also, Norfolk Southern’s (NS) 8184 makes its first run out of Roanoke, leading the Class I’s historic NS 32 research car.

STV will lead engineering and design upgrades at JAXPORT’s Talleyrand Marine Terminal and Dames Point Marine Terminal. (Photograph Courtesy of STV)

Intermodal Briefs: JAXPORT, Port Wilmington

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) in Florida selects STV for a project to strengthen vessel-to-rail connectivity. Also, North Carolina’s Port of Wilmington is wrapping up work on its intermodal rail yard expansion.

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