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[ July 23, 2026 ] Norfolk Southern Reports Record Second Quarter Norfolk Southern
[ July 23, 2026 ] Union Pacific, CN: Agreement Expands Customer Opportunities in Connection with Merger Canadian National
[ July 19, 2026 ] Sheriff: Nude Train Surfer Arrested After Breaking Into Locomotive Union Pacific
[ July 18, 2026 ] AAR Launches Freight Rail Research Consortium to Advance Research and Policy Miscellaneous
[ July 17, 2026 ] DeFeo Explores Western & Atlantic Railroad and Roswell’s Almost-Connection Miscellaneous

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Union Pacific, CN: Agreement Expands Customer Opportunities in Connection with Merger

July 23, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN and Union Pacific have signed a binding Memorandum of Understanding establishing a framework for CN to secure competitive access in connection with the proposed transaction between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.

Class III Railroads in Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania Tied to Control Filing

July 15, 2026 The Turntable

Avory B. Beggs is seeking federal authorization to acquire indirect control of two Class III railroads through a proposed ownership change at Midwest & Bluegrass Rail.

Ohio Files to Formalize Ownership of Former Pennsylvania Railroad Line

July 15, 2026 The Turntable

The state of Ohio is seeking after-the-fact federal authority to acquire a 43.2-mile rail line between North Warren and Ashtabula, more than four decades after the line came under state ownership.

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Submit First Round of Responses to STB’s Supplemental Information Request

July 8, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have submitted the first portion of their responses to the Surface Transportation Board’s May 28 request for additional information to support their proposed merger.

Gateway International Rail Park Establishes the Laredo Gateway Industrial Railway

July 1, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Gateway International Rail Park recently announced the formation of the Laredo Gateway Industrial Railway in Laredo, Texas, a logistics platform officials contend is designed to strengthen cross-border freight capacity in the Laredo market.

Noncarrier Acquiring 11-Mile Line Philadelphia-Area Line

June 26, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

A noncarrier has filed a verified notice of exemption to acquire a roughly 11-mile rail line in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, from Cleveland-Cliffs Railways Inc., which does business as the Upper Merion & Plymouth Railroad.

STB Ups the Bar for What Counts as a Class I Railroad

June 26, 2026 The Turntable

The Surface Transportation Board has raised the bar for what counts as a Class I railroad, and railroads need almost $1.1 billion in annual revenue to make the cut.

STB Accepts Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger Application

May 29, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

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.

STB Streamlines and Strengthens Data Collection; Introduces Beta Version of Data Portal

May 13, 2026 The Turntable

The Surface Transportation Board announced a series of data modernization steps aimed at improving rail service reporting, expanding public access to agency data and eliminating reporting requirements it no longer considers necessary.

CN: UP and NS Failed to Materially Improve Amended Application to Address Competitive Harms

May 2, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN said it continues to review Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s amended merger application submitted to the Surface Transportation Board and will remain actively engaged in this process.