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STB Accepts Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger Application
Norfolk Southern
The Surface Transportation Board has accepted the merger application by Union Pacific Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp., and the railroads said it was an important step toward a reinvigorated, more competitive U.S. railroad industry.
Britain’s Largest Train Operator to Enter Public Ownership May 31
World
Britain’s largest train operator will transfer into public ownership on Sunday, May 31, as the government continues its push to bring passenger rail services under state control.
The Day the Meatballs Entered Service
Amtrak
Friday, May 9, 1980, was a watershed day in Amtrak history.
Surveying the Woods: Engineering, Labor, and the Reality of Building the MC&L
Featured
By the mid-1850s, the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad existed on paper — and little else.
