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Latest Train Sim World 6 Add-on goes Stateside

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June 20, 2026
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In its latest announcement of Train Sim World 6 Add-ons, Dovetail Games is going Stateside with two BNSF 3,800-horsepower diesel units.

ARA Joins Stop the Rail Merger Coalition

Bardy Bigglesworth
June 2, 2026
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The Stop the Rail Merger Coalition believes that this merger would reduce competition, weaken service reliability, and raise shipping costs.

Planned merger between two major American railroads

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May 3, 2026
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Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have submitted an application to merge to the USA’s Surface Transportation Board.

Wabtec secures $1.2bn contract for locomotive overhauls

Guest authors
February 8, 2026
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Wabtec has signed a $1.2 billion contract with American railroad Union Pacific to modernise its type AC4400 locomotives.

American unions oppose mega-merger: ‘competitiveness and jobs in danger’

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December 22, 2025
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The USA may see a game-changing rail merger take place in the near future. Union Pacific (UP) aspires to acquire Norfolk Southern (NS), which would…

Rail freight mega-merger in the US keeps encountering opposition

Marco Raimondi
August 26, 2025
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The merger of Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS), two of the largest rail freight companies in the US, continues to stir controversy. Shippers…

US fuel shippers are not happy about Union Pacific buying Norfolk Southern

Marco Raimondi
August 1, 2025
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Fuel and petrochemical manufacturers in the United States are expressing their concerns regarding the merger between two of the largest rail freight operators in the…

Biggest rail freight merger in US history estimated at 72 billion dollars

Marco Raimondi
July 29, 2025
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Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS), two of the largest operators in the United States, might finalise an agreement for a merger already this…

Another big merger in sight for US rail freight?

Marco Raimondi
July 21, 2025
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The rail freight market in the United States is dominated by six companies, the so-called Class I railroads. Two of them, Union Pacific (UP) and…

Another big merger in sight for US rail freight?

Marco Raimondi
July 21, 2025
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The rail freight market in the United States is dominated by six companies, the so-called Class I railroads. Two of them, Union Pacific (UP) and…