NEXT MEETING: January 20th, 2026
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BNSF and CN want UP, NS to produce more merger documents
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Railroads and their regulators thwart safety fixes, costing lives
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UP-NS merger plan calls for idling of intermodal, automotive facilities in gateway cities
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Merged UP-NS anticipates no locomotive purchases; some shops to be idled
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Scott L. Frank
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TCU/IAMField Educational Representative Job Opening
BNSF and CN want UP, NS to produce more merger documents
Claim: Rival railroads, shippers and STB need more info Trains.com Staff ·Monday, January 12, 2026 Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are withholding key documents that are needed for rival railroads, shippers, and regulators to properly evaluate their transcontinental merger proposal, BNSF Railway and Canadian National have told the Surface Transportation Board. To continue reading…
Railroads and their regulators thwart safety fixes, costing lives
A new analysis of railroad accident data reveals a recurring cycle of industry opposition and federal inaction to attempts to improve safety By CAT MURPHY, HALEY PARSLEY, JOSEPHINE JOHNSON and MOLECULE JONGWILAI / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, University of Maryland Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, University of Maryland Human errors and track defects caused […]
UP-NS merger plan calls for idling of intermodal, automotive facilities in gateway cities
By David Lassen Five yards will see changed or reduced roles; one non-gateway yard also to be eliminated OMAHA, Neb. — While the end-to-end nature of Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger limits the amount of redundant trackage or facilities, the railroads do have some duplication of facilities at their current interchange gateways. To continue reading…
Merged UP-NS anticipates no locomotive purchases; some shops to be idled
By David Lassen Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern currently have more than 2,300 locomotives in storage and anticipate, at least initially, a further reduction in motive-power needs if the railroads are allowed to merge, the railroads say in their application to the Surface Transportation Board. To continue reading…
Scott L. Frank
February 5, 1969 — December 11, 2025 Scott L. Frank Obituary courtesy of Meridith MFuneral Home. P.C. Click here for obituary
TCU/IAMField Educational Representative Job Opening
St. Louis, TCU/IAMField Educational RepresentativeTransportation Classes + WELDING/CARMAN/RAIL CAR REPAIR Address of opening: 3860 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63108 TCU/IAM union youth training program in St. Louis, MO,is seeking applicants for employment as a Field Educational Representative. TCU/IAM partners with the St. Louis Job Corps Program to train and place young adults in Transportation Industry careers. […]
BRC SECURES JOB PROTECTION AGREEMENT AHEAD OF UNION PACIFIC–NORFOLK SOUTHERN MERGER
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen (BRC) has reached an agreement with Union Pacific providing a commitment of job security for all BRC members employed by both Union Pacific or Norfolk Southern at the time the railroads merge, ensuring these employees will have a job opportunity for the remainder of their career. This protection secures hundreds of […]
TCU AND IAM JOIN AI ROUNDTABLE WITH MICROSOFT, TRANSPORTATION LABOR
November 5, 2025 – Leaders from the Transportation Communications Union (TCU) and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) recently participated in an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Roundtable hosted by Microsoft, the AFL-CIO Tech Institute, and the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD). The event brought together transportation unions to discuss how AI is reshaping the […]
Trump administration wants to hand out $2.4 billion it took from California’s high-speed railroad
The Trump administration wants to redistribute $2.4 billion it pulled from California’s high-speed rail project as part of a new $5 billion program announced Monday to fund rail projects to boost passenger rail traffic nationwide. To continue reading…
Union Pacific Ordered to Pay Damages for Retaliating Against Worker
OSHA says the carrier violated federal law prohibiting railroads from firing workers who report work-related injuries; the railroad plans to appeal By Paul BergerFollow and Esther FungFollow Aug. 18, 2025 at 3:43 pm ET Regulators will consider ‘fair working conditions for employees’ in their review of Union Pacific’s merger deal with Norfolk Southern. PHOTO: BRANDON BELL/GETTY IMAGES Federal regulators ordered Union […]