Union Pacific's third-quarter profit fell 19% as the railroad hauled about 3% fewer shipments and costs remained high, but the average speed of its trains improved 5% as new CEO Jim Vena began to tweak the operations
October 19, 2023
A watchdog group says the Environmental Protection Agency should conduct additional soil studies around the site of a toxic train derailment in Ohio after independent testing found high levels of chemicals in locally grown garlic
June 13, 2024
Authorities say a Nebraska funeral home discovered that a 74-year-old hospice patient who was declared dead by her nursing home was actually still alive
June 04, 2024
Generations of American families have grown up not knowing exactly what happened to their loved ones who died while serving their country in World War II and other conflicts
May 27, 2024
The federal government agreed to a $15 million fine for Norfolk Southern over last year’s disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio
May 23, 2024
A federal judge has signed off on the $600 million class action settlement over last year's disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment in eastern Ohio, but many people who live near East Palestine are still wondering how much they will end up with out of the deal
May 22, 2024
The U.S. government has a specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors that the EPA brags is always ready to deploy within an hour of any kind of chemical disaster
May 14, 2024
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is now banned from entering nearly 20% of her state after another tribe banished her this week over comments she made earlier this year about tribal leaders benefitting from drug cartels
May 11, 2024
Norfolk Southern’s CEO will be under more pressure to improve profits after the railroad’s shareholders voted to elect three of the board members an activist investor nominated
May 08, 2024
This year’s Berkshire Hathaway meeting gave shareholders their best chance yet to hear from the man who will one day take over as CEO when Warren Buffett is gone
May 05, 2024
Shareholder proposals are usually uneventful at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting, but Warren Buffett and the company are now facing a lawsuit over the way one presenter was treated last year
May 04, 2024
Berkshire Hathaway says its first quarter profit plummeted on the paper value of its investments
May 04, 2024
Everyone knows Warren Buffett’s successor won’t be able to match the legendary investor
May 02, 2024
The activist investors trying to take control of Norfolk Southern are picking up key support
April 29, 2024
BNSF will become the second major freight railroad to allow some of its employees to report safety concerns anonymously through a federal system without fear of discipline
April 25, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency is allowing the sale of gasoline containing a higher blend of ethanol for the third summer in a row
April 19, 2024
The lawyers who negotiated a $600 million settlement with Norfolk Southern over that railroad's disastrous 2023 derailment in eastern Ohio want residents to talk with them before deciding the historic deal isn't enough
April 10, 2024
Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to a fiery train derailment in February 2023 in eastern Ohio
April 09, 2024
Officials say the aftermath of last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio doesn’t qualify as a public health emergency because widespread health problems and ongoing chemical exposures haven’t been documented
April 03, 2024
Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews in most circumstances under a new federal rule
April 02, 2024
Critics say the patchwork system of safety regulations governing massive cargo ships like the one that toppled a Baltimore bridge this week can allow shippers to skirt oversight
March 28, 2024
The collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Pennsylvania early this month highlights the shortcomings of the automated braking system that was created to prevent such crashes
March 26, 2024
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has reiterated his concerns about railroad safety and scolded the industry for not doing more to improve since last year's fiery Ohio derailment
March 12, 2024
A federal judge has ruled that Norfolk Southern alone will be responsible for paying for the cleanup after last year's fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio
March 08, 2024
The latest rail layoffs this week, combined with an investment fund's ongoing campaign for control of Norfolk Southern, are renewing concerns among unions and regulators about all the cuts hurting safety and service
March 01, 2024
Japan PM hopeful Ishiba sees 'room' for corporate tax hike, Kyodo reports
Germany's far-right AfD on track for another state election win
Southwest Airlines warns staff of 'tough decisions' ahead, Bloomberg reports
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning Dissanayake in early lead to become president
GM to lay off about 1,700 workers at Kansas plant
Cleveland Guardians clinch AL Central title when Royals lose to Giants
Bernard runs for 182 yards and No. 12 Utah wins Big 12 debut, beating No. 14 Oklahoma State 22-19
Mullings' 2nd TD with 37 seconds left lifts No. 18 Michigan to 27-24 win over No. 11 USC