A.P. Moller-Maersk purchased a railway linking ports at both ends of the Panama Canal, undermining the U.S.'s presence along a trade route where Donald Trump is trying to elbow out competitors.
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Maersk Buys Panama Canal Railway Despite Trump Threat
Thieves Steal $2 Million Worth of Nikes From Freight Trains
Thieves have targeted freight trains running through the deserts of California and Arizona in a string of audacious heists resulting in the theft of more than $2 million worth of Nike sneakers.
February 25, 2025Ohio Residents Appealing Derailment Settlement Not Giving Up
Residents challenging Norfolk Southern’s $600 million settlement for the Ohio train crash have asked a court to reject a judge’s order requiring them to put up a bond to continue their appeal.
January 21, 2025Railroads, Unions See Trump’s Election Looming Over Talks
OMAHA, Neb. — The flurry of contract agreements announced this fall offers evidence that railroads and their unions are working to avoid the standoffs that led them to a brink of a strike in 2022.
November 14, 2024Biden Presses Big Railroads to Offer More Paid Sick Days
The Biden administration is pressuring three major rail companies to provide their workers with paid sick days, aiming to expand the benefit into an industrywide norm.
September 25, 2024Ohio Town Still Under Evacuation Order
WHITEWATER TOWNSHIP, Ohio — An evacuation order remained in effect Sept. 25 for residents in an Ohio community as crews continued to work at the scene of a dangerous chemical leak.
September 25, 2024Long Trains Pose Derailment Danger, Report Says
OMAHA, Neb. — As freight trains have grown longer, the U.S. has seen an increase in the number of a certain type of derailment, the National Academies of Sciences said.
September 18, 2024NTSB Update Highlights Questions About Remote-Control Trains
The CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote-control locomotives last year sees a simple solution to preventing similar deaths in the future: two-person crews.
August 29, 2024Canada’s Labor Minister Launches Talks to Avert Rail Strike
Negotiations to avert a major railroad strike in Canada will resume Aug. 7 after talks between the three parties were stalled for months.
August 6, 2024NTSB Wants to Replace Weak Railroad Tank Cars
The fiery North Dakota derailment that burned for days early last month was the latest train crash to involve the flawed tank cars that the NTSB has been trying to get off the tracks for decades.
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