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A split decision for UP-NS merger • Regulators accept application but pause review, want much more detail

Amazon move could have major intermodal impact • Retailer opens up distribution system, a threat to intermodal marketing companies

Brightline future in doubt • Company unable to meet financial obligations without new funding

Metrolink contemplates additional service reductions • LA commuter line hit by a 20% weekday cut in March due to equipment issues, also considers fare increase

Details count in Amtrak long-distance request • Railroad sets targets for single-level equipment, but will builders be interested?

Arrivals & Departures • CSX, CPKC projects boost intermodal service

News Photos

Retired execs fret about rail’s future • Lack of growth is the industry’s top problem

A short line mindset at a Class I railroad • Why short lines will help unlock growth for a coast‑to‑coast network

Lawsuit ties up sale of East Broad Top track • Two groups, with unlike missions, want the 4.7-mile segment

Photographer David Plowden dead at age 93 • He mastered railroad photography in a 75-year career

Preservation photos

Swiss time machine

The iron lifeline • Tshiuetin Rail’s service to remote Schefferville, Quebec

Through Tom’s creative lens • Railroad images captured by Tom Danneman

Cando Rail & Terminals finds carload growth hiding in plain sight • Its secret sauce? Local storage yards and daily service ensure a steady supply of empties

The death of the Texas Special • Katy’s financial woes doomed this beautiful streamliner

In the September issue

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