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Wildfires stop VIA’s Canadian again, this time in Ontario

Leaving Kamloops, B.C., 14 hours late after laying over the previous evening, VIA’s westbound 21-car Canadian snakes around the curve at Kissick, B.C., 9 miles west of Kamloops, on May 17, 2026. The ...
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Trains.com Insider Exclusive | Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 Coast-to-Coast Tour

Experience history in the making as Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 “Big Boy” No. 4014 embarks on its epic Coast-to-Coast tour across the United States in 2026! In this video, watch the world’s largest ...
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Freight derailment halts South Shore service (additional update)

Commuter rail service on the South Shore Line has been suspended because of this derailment in Hammond, Ind. Bruce Stahl HAMMOND, Ind. — The South Shore Line will offer limited service between Chicago ...
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South Shore reduces length of bus bridge around derailment

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Maersk shifting container traffic to UP, data shows

Maersk containers ride an eastbound Union Pacific train at Lombard, Ill., on June 20, 2026. Maersk traffic has been shifting from BNSF to UP, according to RailState data. David Lassen Global container ...
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CPKC receives final locomotive in Wabtec order

CPKC has received the last of the 170 new ET44AC locomotives ordered from Wabtec. CPKC CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific Kansas City has received the final locomotive in its 170-unit order for ...
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Keolis, SNCF Voyaguers in consortium to work with California high-speed rail agency

A rendering of a California high-speed train in the San Joaquin Valley. California High-Speed Rail Authority SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California High-Speed Rail Authority recently signed an agreement ...
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Amtrak cancels City of New Orleans for more than a week: Analysis (updated)

The northbound City of New Orleans approaches Kenner, La., on Nov 4, 2025. All three of the train’s seven-car sets of Superliner equipment abruptly sidelined on June 27 following wheel inspections and ...
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Trump takes short ride on BNSF as part of North Dakota visit

MEDORA, N.D. — President Donald Trump took a short ride on BNSF Railway on Wednesday, July 1, as he arrived to dedicate the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. The short video below, released ...
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Union Pacific, California city agree on plan to allow access to remote waterfall

The city of Dunsmuir, Calif., and Union Pacific have agreed to a lease allowing construction of a trail to Mossbrae Falls, which currently has no legal access. City of Dunsmuir DUNSMUIR, Calif. — ...
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Unions ask STB to force UP-NS to make public detailed information on merger’s impact on jobs

Two Union Pacific crew members provide a roll-by inspection for an intermodal train near Wamsutter, Wyo., on Sept. 1, 2022. David Lassen WASHINGTON — A coalition of labor unions has asked the Surface ...
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Surge in U.S. intermodal rail traffic continues

Union Pacific intermodal trains meet in Elmhurst, Ill., on June 20, 2026. Intermodal volume continues to boost overall U.S. rail traffic. David Lassen WASHINGTON — Surging intermodal traffic again ...