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CN: Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern Merger Filing Fails to Show How it Would ‘Enhance Competition’

December 20, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN said the application that Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern filed with the STB on Friday “fails to demonstrate that the merger would enhance competition or generate significant public benefits that would require a merger.”

BNSF Unimpressed With Initial Review of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern STB filing

December 20, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

BNSF President & CEO Katie Farmer said that while the company is reviewing the STB filing submitted by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern on Friday, it will have more to say.

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern File STB Merger Application

December 19, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation today filed an application with the Surface Transportation Board requesting approval to combine the two railroads.

Union Pacific Railroad Plans to Develop the Mainline Texas Industrial Park

December 19, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Railroad has announced plans to develop the Mainline Texas Industrial Park, a master-planned, 2,000-acre industrial development just outside Houston.

FTA Calls on Milwaukee Transit Systems to Address Rampant Fare Evasion, Provide Security Info

December 18, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Federal Transit Administration Administrator Marc Molinaro sent letters to Milwaukee transportation officials calling for immediate action to address rampant fare evasion on the city’s bus and rail systems, which is costing taxpayers millions of dollars in lost revenue annually.

Koleje Mazowieckie Concludes Largest Rolling-Stock Investment in its History with 11 Additional FLIRT Trains

December 16, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Polish regional operator Koleje Mazowieckie (Masovian Railways) and Stadler Polska have signed a contract for the delivery of 11 additional FLIRT electric multiple units, completing the operator’s largest-ever investment program.

Great Western Railway Castle Class Trains Make Last Scheduled Journeys

December 15, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Great Western Railway is retiring its Castle Class trains following their final passenger service on Saturday, Dec. 13.

Southeastern Railway Museum Raising Money to Restore Historic U.S. Army Transportation Corps Locomotive Crane

December 15, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Southeastern Railway Museum is hoping to raise $25,000 to finish the restoration of historic U.S. Army Transportation Corps Locomotive Crane C-271.

Popular Rail Shows Featuring Michael Portillo Returning in 2026

December 15, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Two popular train series are returning, giving viewers a chance to revisit the journeys that made former UK Member of Parliament Michael Portillo well-known among railway fans.

Auckland Rail Network to Close this Summer for Rail Network Rebuild, City Rail Link Preparations

December 15, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Auckland rail network will be closed from Dec. 27 to Jan. 28, 2026, to allow crews to complete the final major push on the Rail Network Rebuild and other critical City Rail Link preparations.