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Companies
After getting billions in federal funding, Amtrak is ‘trying to claw 19th century and 20th century assets and pull them into the 21st century,’ CEO says
By Paolo ConfinoMay 10, 2024
Alan Shaw
Leadership
Norfolk Southern shareholders elect 3 directors nominated by activist, while CEO keeps job
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressMay 9, 2024
Activist investors aiming to take over Norfolk Southern gain momentum before key shareholder vote on embattled railroad’s future
Finance
Activist investors aiming to take over Norfolk Southern gain momentum before key shareholder vote on embattled railroad’s future
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressApril 30, 2024
Warren Buffett-owned railway says it didn’t know about asbestos it hauled that killed hundreds in Montana town
Environment
Warren Buffett-owned railway says it didn’t know about asbestos it hauled that killed hundreds in Montana town
By Matthew Brown, Amy Beth Hanson and The Associated PressApril 19, 2024
Norfolk Southern is getting back on track–but activist investor Ancora is trying to derail it in a vicious proxy fight
Commentary
Norfolk Southern is getting back on track–but activist investor Ancora is trying to derail it in a vicious proxy fight
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianApril 15, 2024
East Palestine, Ohio
Environment
Norfolk Southern settles fiery Ohio derailment class action lawsuit for $600 million
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressApril 9, 2024
San Francisco
Finance
$50,000 of public money was misused to build secret apartments inside Bay Area train stations, authorities say
By The Associated PressMarch 29, 2024
Buttigieg is scolding railroads for not doing enough to improve safety after fiery 2023 Ohio derailment: ‘The rate should be going down—and fast’
Politics
Buttigieg is scolding railroads for not doing enough to improve safety after fiery 2023 Ohio derailment: ‘The rate should be going down—and fast’
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressMarch 13, 2024
10 railroad cars on cargo train carrying cooking oil and plastic pellets derailed in New York—and 2 ended up in a river
Environment
10 railroad cars on cargo train carrying cooking oil and plastic pellets derailed in New York—and 2 ended up in a river
By The Associated PressFebruary 9, 2024
Joe Biden
Politics
Biden to visit Ohio town devastated by fiery train crash that displaced thousands and left even more worried about toxic poisoning
By Darlene Superville and The Associated PressJanuary 31, 2024
Biden administration approves $2.5bn more in bonds for $12bn Las Vegas-to-California high-speed electric rail project
Finance
Biden administration approves $2.5bn more in bonds for $12bn Las Vegas-to-California high-speed electric rail project
By The Associated PressJanuary 24, 2024
a Grizzly bear.
Environment
BSNF Railway has been slow-walking a permit to stop running over grizzly bears for nearly 20 years, environmental groups claim in lawsuit
By Amy Beth Hanson and The Associated PressDecember 18, 2023
Joe Biden
Politics
Biden heads to Las Vegas to talk up $8.2 billion in funding to boost languishing high-speed rail projects, including a 218-mile route to California
By Will Weissert and The Associated PressDecember 8, 2023
Norfolk Southern
Environment
‘This program was always a temporary one’: Norfolk Southern spent over $21 million to relocate Ohioans displaced by fiery crash but that’s ending
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressDecember 7, 2023
California high-speed rail
Environment
With California high-speed rail projects needing at least $75 billion, Biden’s White House kicks in $6 billion
By Adam Beam, Ken Ritter and The Associated PressDecember 6, 2023
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