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Sheriff: Nude Train Surfer Arrested After Breaking Into Locomotive

July 19, 2026 The Turntable
An Arizona man was arrested in Colorado after allegedly breaking into a Union Pacific locomotive and riding naked on top of the moving train, according to the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office.

Union Pacific

Union Pacific Receives First Stick of Long Rail as Rocky Mountain Steel Mills Opens New Rail Mill

July 17, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
Union Pacific Railroad received the first stick of rail from Rocky Mountain Steel’s new long rail mill at its Pueblo, Colorado, facility, marking the official start of operations at the new, $1.2 billion facility.

Norfolk Southern

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.

Norfolk Southern

World’s Largest Steam Locomotive Travels to Philadelphia to Help Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary

July 7, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
Union Pacific’s legendary Big Boy No. 4014 took center stage in Philadelphia on the Fourth of July as tens of thousands gathered for the America250 Block Party, commemorating the nation’s 250th anniversary.

STB

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.

Union Pacific

Former Union Pacific Chairman and CEO Dick Davidson Passes

June 6, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
Richard “Dick” Davidson, the former chairman and chief executive officer of Union Pacific Railroad who helped shape the modern railroad by expanding its footprint and advancing its technology, has died. He was 84.

Union Pacific

Union Pacific Railroad’s Newest Commemorative Locomotive No. 4547 Embarks on First Freight Mission Hauling Artemis III Rocket Parts

June 4, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
Marking a milestone in innovation and collaboration, Union Pacific Railroad on Tuesday unveiled its newest commemorative locomotive with Northrop Grumman and Wabtec, as No. 4547 began its first mission hauling Space Launch System solid rocket motor segments for NASA’s Artemis III lunar exploration program.

Norfolk Southern

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.

Canadian National Railway Company in Chicago.
Canadian National

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.

Norfolk Southern

Nebraska Business Leaders, Gov. Pillen Step Up Support for Union Pacific-Led Merger

May 1, 2026 Special to Railfanning.org
Gov. Jim Pillen joined Nebraska business leaders Thursday in throwing more support behind the proposed marriage of Omaha-based Union Pacific and Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern as the railroads filed an amended merger application with federal regulators.

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