Trains

MSU professor: UP-NS merger can’t turn back the clock on carload decline

The Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger is unlikely to revive carload traffic — and it’s an open question whether it can ...
Railway Age

NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on July 19 NS Switching Accident

The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) ongoing investigation of the July 19, 2024, accident involving a Norfolk Southern (NS) conductor seriously injured while switching out single coal ...
Trains

UP and NS seek faster merger review as rivals turn up pressure

Eager to tie the knot, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have asked federal regulators for a faster review of their proposed ...
Railway Age

NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on Aug. 27 NS Yard Accident

The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) ongoing investigation of the Aug. 27, 2024, accident involving a Norfolk Southern (NS) conductor seriously injured while coupling railcars at a ...
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NTSB details Norfolk Southern train derailment in Wabash County

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released more information in regard to a train derailment in Wabash County. The NTSB reports on July 18, about 5:44 p.m., an ...

Railroad merger will be good for taxpayers and roads. Here’s why | Opinion

Faster, more efficient movement of goods and less highway damage from trucks make the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern make ...
The Denver Post

Denver train derailment that trapped conductor caused by switch error, NTSB says

A train derailment that trapped and seriously injured a Denver rail worker happened when a railroad switch was in the wrong position, causing railcars to crash into a train that was already on the ...