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[ July 8, 2026 ] Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Submit First Round of Responses to STB’s Supplemental Information Request Norfolk Southern
[ July 8, 2026 ] Holzapfel Slams NJ Transit Bridge Closures, No Back-up Plan Commuter Rail
[ July 7, 2026 ] World’s Largest Steam Locomotive Travels to Philadelphia to Help Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary Norfolk Southern
[ July 1, 2026 ] Gateway International Rail Park Establishes the Laredo Gateway Industrial Railway STB
[ July 1, 2026 ] Union Tank Car Company Unveils Tank Car Honoring 250 Years of American Innovation and Manufacturing Miscellaneous

Rail Giants Refile Mega-Merger Pitch: Bigger Promise Package, Same Big Ask For Regulators

April 30, 2026 The Turntable

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are back at the Surface Transportation Board with an amended merger application, again pitching their tie-up as the deal that will create America’s first “transcontinental” railroad — and insisting the revised filing is even more airtight than the first.

American Train Dispatchers Association, Union Pacific Railroad Reach Agreement to Protect Union Jobs

April 3, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

The American Train Dispatchers Association and Union Pacific Railroad reached an agreement that guarantees lifetime employment for union employees after the two railroads combine.

Norfolk Southern: Growth Strategy Advances With New Short Line Partnership

April 1, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Norfolk Southern Corp. and Jaguar Transport Holdings are partnering on a new short line.

Georgia’s Gainesville Inland Port Set to Open in May

March 24, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Georgia Ports Authority’s new inland port opens May 4, and the GPA says it will strengthen Northeast Georgia’s attractiveness and business competitiveness.

Progress Rail to Modernize 96 Norfolk Southern EMD SD70M-2 Locomotives

March 10, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Progress Rail has signed an agreement with Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern to modernize 96 EMD SD70M-2 locomotives, transforming them into next-generation SD70ICC units equipped with AC traction technology.

Georgia Central Railway Named Regional Railroad of the Year

February 25, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Georgia Central Railway was named Regional Railroad of the Year by Railway Age magazine this week, an award honoring exceptional achievement in a freight railroad’s innovation, marketing, customer service, safety performance and overall operational excellence.

Rail Giants Refile Mega-Merger Pitch: Bigger Promise Package, Same Big Ask For Regulators

American Train Dispatchers Association, Union Pacific Railroad Reach Agreement to Protect Union Jobs

Norfolk Southern: Growth Strategy Advances With New Short Line Partnership

Georgia’s Gainesville Inland Port Set to Open in May

Progress Rail to Modernize 96 Norfolk Southern EMD SD70M-2 Locomotives

Georgia Central Railway Named Regional Railroad of the Year

Norfolk Southern Reports Lower Fourth-Quarter Revenue, Improved Full-Year Results

Central of Georgia Seeks Trackage Rights Exemption

Norfolk Southern Launches East Edge Double-Stack Service Connecting Chicago and New England

STB Rejects Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger Filing as Incomplete