OMAHA, Neb. — CSX has agreed to start paying some of its employees more in advance of raises the railroad expects to agree to as part of ongoing national contract talks.
April 20, 2022Josh Funk
CSX to Pay Workers More Ahead of Expected Raises
A CSX freight train pulls through McKeesport, Pa. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press) Government, Business, Logistics 
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Fertilizer Company Says Union Pacific Limits Will Hurt Farmers
John Sommers II for Transport TopicsOMAHA, Neb. — A major fertilizer company says the limits Union Pacific is putting on rail traffic to clear up congestion will delay shipments that farmers need during the spring planting season.
April 15, 2022 Business 
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Rail Unions Turn to Arbitration in Dispute Over BNSF Rules
BNSFOMAHA, Neb. — BNSF’s two largest unions will ask an arbitrator to throw out the railroad’s strict new attendance policy instead of appealing a court order preventing them from striking.
March 24, 2022 Government, Business, Logistics 
A Canadian Pacific train hauls oil westward through Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. (Frank Gunn/Canadian Press via AP)
Creation of Voting Trust Advances CP-KCS Deal
A Canadian Pacific train hauls oil westward through Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. (Frank Gunn/Canadian Press via AP)A railroad merger nearly derailed this year by a bidding war is moving forward ahead of a final say from regulators on Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern railroad.
December 14, 2021 Business 
A Canadian Pacific train. (Frank Gunn/Bloomberg)
Canadian Pacific Shareholders Back Purchase of Kansas City Southern
A Canadian Pacific train. (Frank Gunn/Bloomberg)Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion plan to acquire Kansas City Southern cleared one of its final hurdles Dec. 8 when CP shareholders overwhelmingly approved the deal that would create the first railroad connecting the United States, Canada and Mexico.
December 8, 2021 Government, Business, Safety, Logistics 
Workers inspect a Union Pacific locomotive. (Ken James/Bloomberg News)
Union Pacific, Unions Sue Each Other Over Vaccine Mandate
Workers inspect a Union Pacific locomotive. (Ken James/Bloomberg News)OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific and its labor unions are suing each other to determine whether the railroad has the authority to require its employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
October 20, 2021 Business, Logistics 
Canadian National
Canadian National Says Investor’s Shakeup Drive ‘Misguided’
Canadian NationalOMAHA, Neb. — Canadian National has sharpened its criticism of the investor pressuring it to make changes to its operations and replace its CEO following its failed attempt to acquire the Kansas City Southern railroad.
October 4, 2021 Government, Business, Logistics 
Lance Fritz by Nati Harnik/AP
Union Pacific CEO Sees Strong Economy Coming Out of Pandemic
Lance Fritz by Nati Harnik/APUnion Pacific CEO Lance Fritz is working to help clear up a major backlog in imported shipments.
September 17, 2021 Government, Business, Logistics 
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Kansas City Southern Rejects New Bid From Canadian Pacific
California Rail Productions via YouTubeOMAHA, Neb. — Kansas City Southern railroad is trying to keep its $33.6 billion merger with Canadian National on track by rejecting a competing $31 billion bid from rival Canadian Pacific earlier this week.
August 13, 2021 Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics 
Rail Industry Defends Safety Record Amid Staffing Cuts
OMAHA, Neb. — Even as railroads are operating longer freight trains that sometimes stretch for miles, the companies have drastically reduced staffing levels, prompting unions to warn that moves meant to increase profits could endanger safety and even result in disasters.
May 17, 2021