November 15, 2021 | CP, Headlines, KCS, STB
(Source: Railway Age, November 12, 2021) NEW YORK — The Surface Transportation Board (STB) will assess environmental impacts of the proposed Canadian Pacific (CP)-Kansas City Southern (KCS) merger; it’s expected that the environmental review process will wrap up...
November 15, 2021 | BNSF, CN, CP, Headlines, KCS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 12, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — BNSF Railway and Canadian National have raised issues with federal regulators’ timeline for review of the proposed Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger. BNSF seeks more time regarding Mexico...
November 15, 2021 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 12, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board has scheduled hearings on three major issues: the CSX acquisition of Pan Am Railways; Amtrak’s bid to operate trains between New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., and its...
November 15, 2021 | Accident, BNSF, Headlines
(Source: The Hawk Eye, November 14, 2021) MONTROSE, Iowa — A train traveling south near Montrose collided with a barge late Saturday, derailing multiple train cars and sending two cars into the Mississippi River. A Burlington Northern Santa Fe train derailed after...
November 15, 2021 | CP, Headlines, KCS
(Source: Winona Post, November 12, 2021) WINONA, Minn. — A proposed merger between two railroad companies would increase train traffic in Winona and other Minnesota river towns by 50 percent, increasing the number of trains per day from 12 to 18, according to company...
