STB Provides Update on Outstanding Proceedings

Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chairman Patrick Fuchs on May 5 provided an update on recent actions to “facilitate and expedite the resolution of several outstanding Board proceedings.” They are as follows: “The

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Western Railroads Getting Leaner and Fitter

The past couple of weeks you may have noticed that BNSF and Union Pacific have been running an increasingly tight ship as they shake off the last vestiges of winter and some

Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena christened No. 1616 at the unveiling ceremony at Jenks Locomotive Shop in North Little Rock, Ark., which was attended by Arkansas Lt. Gov. Leslie Rutledge, North Little Rock Mayor Terry Hartwick, and Lincoln Presidential Foundation Chairman Emeritus Sergio “Satch” Pecori, as well as UP executives and railroaders. (UP Photograph)

UP Debuts No. 1616 Honoring President Lincoln

Union Pacific (UP) on April 30 unveiled its newest commemorative locomotive. No. 1616 pays tribute to America’s 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, who signed the Pacific Railway Act in 1862, creating UP and

(Screen grab from video rendering of Remora carbon capture system for locomotives and trucks)

Mobile Carbon Capture Coming to Railroads? (Updated 5/9)

Remora, a five-year-old Michigan-based startup, has teamed with railroads and trucking companies to test its carbon capture technology. Norfolk Southern (NS) and Union Pacific (UP) are among the partners.

(UP Photograph)

147 Chemical Companies Reach UP Pinnacle

Union Pacific (UP) on April 28 reported recognizing 147 chemical shippers for their dedication and commitment to safety with the 2024 Pinnacle Award.

STB: Ten Years to Decide UP Didn’t ‘Act Unlawfully’ (UPDATED)

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Jan. 15 issued a nearly decade-long-delayed decision concluding that “there is no basis to hold that Union Pacific (UP) acted unlawfully in how it compensated complainants

John Orr, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Norfolk Southern (NS Photograph)

Railway Age 2025 Readers’ Influential Leaders

Railway Age is pleased to present the sixth-annual “Readers’ Influential Leaders” program honorees.

Union Pacific 1Q25: ‘Solid Start to the Year’ (Updated With TD Cowen Insight)

Union Pacific’s first-quarter 2025 financial results indicate a “solid start” to the year. Though earnings per diluted share and operating income were flat, “reflecting a 7% headwind from fuel and leap year,”

Darryl Perry, a CPKC locomotive engineer in Sparwood, B.C., Canada, is one of the 200-plus “CPKC Hypermilers” who the railroad said “use their ‘feel’ for a locomotive and in-depth local knowledge, coupled with fuel-efficient strategies, to operate trains safely while reducing excess fuel burn.” (Screen Grab from CPKC Video)

Class I Briefs: CSX, CSX/NS/UP, NS, CPKC

CSX inspires students at its second-annual Innovation Day. Also, CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS), Union Pacific (UP) and The Greenbrier Companies rank on USA Today’s America’s Climate Leaders 2025 list; NS crews connect its main line to the future Scout Motors EV manufacturing plant in South Carolina; and Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) Hypermiler program helps locomotive engineers to use less fuel.

UP Maintains ‘Operational Excellence’ Amid Spring Storms

Union Pacific (UP) recently announced that its “operational excellence was on full display” in early April as teams “swiftly responded to severe thunderstorms, tornado warnings, torrential rainfall, swollen rivers, and flash floods across the South and Midwest.”

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