19+ hour, 50+ min ago  (331+ words) BNSF Railway has launched BNSF RELOAD, a service product for westbound domestic shipments using imported containers before they return overseas. The Fort Worth-based railroad announced the program on 3 June 2026. It allows 20 ft and 40 ft import containers to be reused for…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (161+ words) Logistic Services Inc. (LSI), a Carrix company operating bulk and breakbulk facilities in Arkansas and Mississippi, has acquired substantially all'assets of'Five Rivers Distribution LLC. The acquisition includes two multimodal terminals at the ports of Van Buren and Fort Smith, Arkansas, company…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (320+ words) Railway Supply " Railway News " Pier B rail project gains momentum with $283 M grant Pier B rail project has taken another funding step after the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners authorized a $283 million grant agreement with the U. S. Department of Transportation…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (223+ words) The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has authorized a $283 million grant agreement with the U. S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD) to help fund the Port of Long Beach's (POLB) ongoing $2. 2 billion Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility project." Funding…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (553+ words) A Norfolk Southern train waits at Kenova, Wayne County, on Dec. 7, 2025. The Surface Transportation Board on Thursday accepted Union Pacific Corp. s application to acquire and absorb Norfolk Southern Corp. and Norfolk Southern Railroad, but it wants more information before…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (474+ words) Board holds proceedings in abeyance pending supplemental information required by July 27. The Surface Transportation Board, which had been reviewing a revised merger application submitted by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern in April, announced it will conditionally accept the application for…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (218+ words) Applicants Still Fail to Meet Heightened Standard for Enhanced Competition and Public Interest The STB's latest action reinforces that the Applicants have still failed to provide the information necessary for regulators, shippers, labor groups, and other stakeholders to fully assess…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (196+ words) Comment The STB decision keeps the UP-NS mega-merger alive, but barely breathing The Loadstar In a nutshell: The Board's unanimous decision clears a procedural hurdle but demands answers on nine critical fronts, from 2-to-1 shipper access to downstream consolidation. For…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (330+ words) The Surface Transportation Board is now considering the updated materials, and both parties are asked to submit supplemental information by July 27. The Surface Transportation Board accepted Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern's revised merger application that was submitted on April 30, according…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (131+ words) Journal of Commerce More News & Analysis Benefits of UP-NS merger erode on approval delay: analyst Rather than single objections against the proposed transcontinental railroad, time is the real threat to this deal, writes analyst Paul Tonsager. STB accepts UP/NS…...