For first time in 61 years, freight rails split on union strategy
For the first time in 61 years, there is a split between the class 1 freight railroads in how they are pursuing the next round of national talks with labor …
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Canadian rail lockout leaves billions in U.S. trade stranded
Locked out railway workers demonstrate outside of the CN Rail Brampton yard on August 22, 2024 in Brampton ON, Canada. Ian Willms | Getty Images Canada’s Labor Minister Steven MacKinnon …
Glass Lewis endorses 6 Ancora nominees
A Norfolk Southern train is en route on Feb. 14, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio. Earlier in the month a derailment sent millions of pounds of toxic chemicals into the …
Railway says it didn’t know about deadly asbestos in MT town
By Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson | Associated Press HELENA, Mont. — BNSF Railway attorneys are expected to argue before jurors Friday that the railroad should not be held …
Railroad CSX’s new freight route for Port of Baltimore closure starts Tuesday
CSX train at Seagirt Marine Terminal, Port of Baltimore. Baltimore Sun | Tribune News Service | Getty Images CSX is starting a new dedicated freight rail service between Baltimore and …
Amtrak backs Texas Central bullet train
The U.S., despite decades of research and studies, remains without authentic high-speed rail options. Since 1987, investors have attempted to introduce bullet train service to Texas. In 2014, a group …
Demand for shipments has risen since Red Sea attacks
A China-Europe freight train returning from Russia arrives at a railway container freight center on September 20, 2023 in Manzhouli, China. Liu Wenhua | China News Service | Getty Images …
Laos is spiraling toward a debt crisis as China looms large
A pedestrians at a bus station in Vientiane, Laos, on Saturday, June 24, 2023. Valeria Mongelli | Bloomberg | Getty Images An alarming debt crisis has unfolded in Laos in …
Indonesia’s China-backed high-speed train sparks concerns of debt trap
Indonesia is starting trial runs for its first high-speed train, which will connect the capital Jakarta to a neighboring city of Bandung, after years of delays and cost overruns plagued …
World’s longest rail tunnel to close for months
An Italian train makes its way at the north entrance of the new Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world’s longest train tunnel, on the eve of its opening ceremony on May …