🚆Union Pacific & Norfolk Southern Merger Proposal
The Surface Transportation Board (Board) invites public comments on a proposed procedural schedule for this proceeding. On July 30, 2025, Union Pacific Corporation (UPC) and Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) (collectively, Union Pacific) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) (collectively, Norfolk Southern) (Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern collectively, Applicants) filed a notice of intent to file an application seeking authority for the acquisition of control by UPC, through its wholly owned subsidiary Ruby Merger Sub 1 Corporation, of NSC and, through it, NS, and for the resulting common control by UPC of UP and NS.
Learn More🚆Emergency Board Established for Long Island Rail Road Disputes
Executive Order 14349 establishes an emergency board to investigate ongoing disputes between the Long Island Rail Road Company and its employees, as represented by various labor organizations. The board aims to provide a report within 30 days, while maintaining current working conditions for 120 days during the investigation process.
Learn More🚂GAR Takes Over Operations for Georgiana & Andalusia Railroad
Georgiana & Andalusia Railroad, LLC is set to replace Three Notch Railway, L.L.C. as the operator on two rail lines in southern Alabama. The transaction includes the purchase of track and rail-related improvements, lease assumptions, and the agreement with involved parties. The changes aim to ensure continuous rail service and compliance with regulatory obligations.
Learn More🚂Sunrise Industrial Rail Exemption for Lease and Operator Change
Sunrise Industrial Rail, LLC has filed a verified notice for an exemption to lease and operate rail lines owned by Brookhaven Logistics Center, LLC in Suffolk County, N.Y. This transaction includes a replacement of the current operator, Brookhaven Rail, and poses implications for rail transportation and service continuity along the designated track.
Learn More🚂Watco Holdings to Acquire Great Lakes Central Railroad Exemption
Watco Holdings, Inc. seeks an exemption to acquire control of Great Lakes Central Railroad, facilitating infrastructure improvements and operational efficiencies. The Surface Transportation Board finds that the acquisition will not negatively impact competition and will support a sound rail transportation system. Watco has committed to enhancing service and maintaining competitive options for shippers throughout the transition.
Learn More🚂FRA Notice on Positive Train Control System Amendments
This document provides the public with notice that, on July 7, 2025, Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCAX) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP) and positive train control (PTC) system, seeking FRA's approval to, as a result of updates made to its onboard PTC software, modify its PTC braking algorithm. As this RFA involves a request for FRA's approval of proposed material modifications to an FRA-certified PTC system, FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on SCAX's RFA to its PTCSP.
Learn More🚆Notice of Petition for Extension and Modification of Compliance Waiver
This document provides the public notice that the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (SCVTA) petitioned FRA to extend an existing waiver of certain regulations related to a shared use property. SCVTA additionally seeks to modify the existing waiver.
Learn More🚂Notice of Petition for Waiver of Air Brake Testing Regulations
This document provides the public notice that Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CPKC) petitioned FRA for relief from certain regulations concerning air brake testing.
Learn More🚆Final Rule Modernizing Train Movement Records Reduces Compliance Burden
This final rule modernizes requirements related to a dispatcher's record of train movements. Specifically, it will eliminate the reference to the telegraph and the need for rail carriers to record weather conditions at 6-hour intervals, as outdated and redundant, respectively.
Learn More🚂Updates to Passenger Train Employee Hours and Recordkeeping Regulations
This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's passenger train employee hours of service and recordkeeping regulations, including updating addresses in those regulations.
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