BNSF Railway wants to launch international double-stack service this week between Southern California and Salt Lake City via trackage rights over Union Pacific’s former Western Pacific route through ...

The proposed $85 billion merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads, which would create the first U.S. transcontinental railroad, has lost the support of two major unions.

Several BNSF Metra line trains scheduled to run on Christmas Eve were canceled mid-day due to an "operational incident," ...

Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen have ratified a five-year national freight rail contract, the ...

Metra canceled six BNSF line trains on Christmas Eve due to staff shortages, warning of potential crowding on remaining ...

Inbound and outbound Metra BNSF trains are back on the move Monday, after an inbound Metra train hit a vehicle in Hinsdale, the commuter rail said. Hinsdale police shared video on Facebook of the ...

BNSF accounts for a third of rail industry's NOx emissions Aging locomotives contribute to high pollution levels Rail industry resists adopting clean technologies due to cost concerns Dec. 14 (Reuters ...

Union Pacific’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern — an $85 billion deal that would create the first U.S.