Railroads

A maintenance worker walks past the company logo on the side of a locomotive in the Union Pacific Railroad fueling yard in north Denver, Oct. 18, 2006.
Economy

Largest rail union backs $85 billion merger after job protections, but critics warn of monopoly risk

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September 23, 2025
Railroad bridge
Law

Railroad regulators to train 163 inspectors to spot cracks in railroad bridges, up from 7

By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
September 5, 2025
Donald Trump
Politics

Trump fires Democratic member from transportation board just before it considers the largest railroad merger in history

By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
August 29, 2025
Railroad merger
Finance

Even the railroad barons never did this: an $85 billion merger stretching from coast to coast

By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
July 29, 2025
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in merger talks to create North America’s largest railroad
Finance

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in merger talks to create North America’s largest railroad

By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
July 18, 2025
Trump administration revokes $4 billion in funding for California high-speed ‘train to nowhere’
Politics

Trump administration revokes $4 billion in funding for California high-speed ‘train to nowhere’

By Sophie Austin and The Associated Press
July 17, 2025
An oil pumpjack in Utah
Environment

The Supreme Court unanimously greenlights a $1.5 billion oil railroad expansion in Utah

By Lindsay Whitehurst and The Associated Press
May 29, 2025
Collapsing bridges and crumbling roads: Germany’s infrastructure time bomb needs more than money to fix
Politics

Collapsing bridges and crumbling roads: Germany’s infrastructure time bomb needs more than money to fix

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May 21, 2025
New Jersey Transit train engineers reach deal to end strike that halted NYC routes for 100,000 daily riders
Success

New Jersey Transit train engineers reach deal to end strike that halted NYC routes for 100,000 daily riders

By Bruce Shipkowski, Christopher Weber and The Associated Press
May 19, 2025
New Jersey Transit train engineers go on strike, stranding some 350,000 commuters
Finance

New Jersey Transit train engineers go on strike, stranding some 350,000 commuters

By Bruce Shipkowski and The Associated Press
May 16, 2025
Elon Musk surrounded by abstract shapes
Politics

Elon Musk tells foreigners not to use Amtrak, saying it’s ‘kind of embarrassing’

By
March 7, 2025
Trump administration plans to investigate and maybe cut $4 billion in funding for California high-speed rail
Finance

Trump administration plans to investigate and maybe cut $4 billion in funding for California high-speed rail

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February 21, 2025
Railroad unions push to ink new contracts with their employers before Trump returns to office
Politics

Railroad unions push to ink new contracts with their employers before Trump returns to office

By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
November 14, 2024
Norfolk Southern rule that railcars should be inspected in less than a minute sparks safety worries after toxic Ohio derailment
Finance

Norfolk Southern rule that railcars should be inspected in less than a minute sparks safety worries after toxic Ohio derailment

By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
November 7, 2024
Appeal could delay $600 million settlement payments in Norfolk Southern’s fiery Ohio derailment for 2 years
Finance

Appeal could delay $600 million settlement payments in Norfolk Southern’s fiery Ohio derailment for 2 years

By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
October 1, 2024

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