Although the track at the derailment site has been reopened, the permit suspension will remain in place until the current train lineup is cleared. 

The railway would cross the Yavuz Sultan Selim suspension bridge, one of the longest and widest of its kind in the world.

The strike affects ports with the combined capacity to handle as much as half of all U.S. trade volumes.

Over the past two years, the share of Class I freight railroad employees who are provided paid sick days surged from 5% to 90%.

BNSF stopped issuing permits for trains carrying grain into Mexico between August 21 and September 20, before extending the policy through September 30.

Why isn’t intermodal commanding a bigger share of the domestic freight market?

The NAS report estimates that the average train length increased by roughly 25% between 2008 and 2017. 

George said he plans to draw on his experience with factory floor productivity and quality control strategies to improve Norfolk Southern’s operations.

Some rail operators were locked out of the Port of Hamburg on the morning of September 6.

Shaw’s alleged behavior was inconsistent with company policy and its code of ethics, Norfolk Southern said.