Parallel Systems First Commercial Pilot: Phase 2 Under Way (UPDATED 9/23)

Following Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) approval in April and launch of Phase 1 in June, Parallel Systems, in partnership with Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), has transitioned to Phase 2 of its first

Class I Briefs: UP, CSX, NS

Union Pacific’s (UP) Big Boy 4014 will make two whistle-stops in Colorado this fall. Also, CSX President and CEO Joe Hinrichs is recognized with the Champion of Change Award from the Association of Corporate Citizen Professionals (ACCP); and Norfolk Southern (NS) supports the Alabama Site Evaluation and Economic Development Strategy (SEEDS) grant to help speed the development of an industrial site in Limestone County.

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Watershed Moment: Unpacking the Transcon Rail Opportunity

We believe a unified Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern sees potential upside to disclosed revenue synergies as we quantify the watershed opportunity. Our analysis of more than 4,000 watershed O-D (origin-destination) pairs

NS, UP Leveraging Louisville

As Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena makes the rounds in Washington, including a visit to the Oval Office, to lobby for support of UP’s acquisition of Norfolk Southern, the intended merger partners

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Mr. Vena Goes to Washington

This just in, from Union Pacific: “CEO Jim Vena was honored to meet [POTUS 47] in the Oval Office, a special place for America with a longstanding history. They discussed how creating

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Reports: UP Takes Metra to Court

Just days after the Surface Transportation Board (STB) granted Metra’s application for terminal trackage rights to continue commuter rail service over three Union Pacific-owned lines in Chicagoland, UP has filed a lawsuit

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IBEW Ratifies Agreement With UP

Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) have “overwhelmingly” ratified an agreement with Union Pacific (UP), the labor union reported Sept. 8.

“BNSF General Director of Marketing Mark Ganaway joined TXNW Railway, one of our first Shortline Select partners, for the TXNW CRISI grant interchange ribbon-cutting ceremony, celebrating the expansion of interchange tracks in Sunray, Texas,” BNSF reported via social media on Sept. 5. (Photograph Courtesy of BNSF)

Class I Briefs: BNSF, UP

BNSF and TXNW Railway celebrate the completion of an $8.2 million project to rebuild, reconfigure, and extend an interchange in Texas. Also, Union Pacific (UP) recognizes Tehachapi, Calif., as the 134th community on its network to be named a Train Town USA.

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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.

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SMART-MD Ratifies Agreement With UP

Members of the International Association of Sheet, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers’ Mechanical and Engineering Department (SMART-MD) have ratified an agreement with Union Pacific (UP). The American Arbitration Association finalized the vote

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