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A BNSF freight train
Finance

Warren Buffett-owned BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands, jury finds

By Amy Beth Hanson, Matthew Brown and The Associated Press
April 23, 2024
Passengers wait to board an Avanti West Coast mainline train at Crewe Station on December 01, 2022
Success

Avanti is offering dejected train drivers $760 to work on their ‘rest day,’ giving them the chance of a 6-figure payday

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March 25, 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

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February 9, 2024
Union Pacific sued by U.S. government and former employees over flawed vision test used to disqualify color blind railroad workers
Finance

Union Pacific sued by U.S. government and former employees over flawed vision test used to disqualify color blind railroad workers

By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
October 3, 2023
Biden administration to spend $1.4bn to improve railroad safety and boost capacity in 35 states
Politics

Biden administration to spend $1.4bn to improve railroad safety and boost capacity in 35 states

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September 25, 2023
a group of workers holding up a sign to "defend rail"
Leadership

The company operating Britain’s massive railway network is withholding bonuses from as many as 20,000 workers because they went on strike

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August 29, 2023
Rail unions tell railroads to buy back less stock and invest more money in safety after string of derailments
Finance

Rail unions tell railroads to buy back less stock and invest more money in safety after string of derailments

By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
April 21, 2023
A rail strike before the holiday season is a real possibility after a major union rejects contract brokered by the White House
Finance

A rail strike before the holiday season is a real possibility after a major union rejects contract brokered by the White House

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November 21, 2022
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett walks past a BNSF display at a 2010 exhibition in Omaha, Nebraska
Finance

What really happened with the giant railroad strike that wasn’t—and how Warren Buffett was involved

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September 15, 2022
A freight train passes a mountain in California
Retail

Freight rail operators say they can’t carry hazardous goods or your e-commerce package, blaming a looming rail strike

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September 13, 2022
Ukraine has a plan to start exporting its wheat again—but there’s a huge catch
Finance

Ukraine has a plan to start exporting its wheat again—but there’s a huge catch

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May 10, 2022
Canadian Pacific Railway Chief Executive Officer Hunter Harrison Interview
Leadership

CSX Has Finally Named Hunter Harrison as Its CEO

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March 7, 2017
This Country’s Passenger Rail Network Is Now 100% Wind-Powered

This Country’s Passenger Rail Network Is Now 100% Wind-Powered

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January 11, 2017
Scores dead in north India train derailment
International

India Train Derails, at Least 119 Killed, More than 150 Injured

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November 20, 2016
BELGIUM-FRANCE-BRITAIN-TRANSPORT-RAIL-STRIKE
International

Eurostar Cuts Train Services as Terror Attacks Dent Traffic

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October 18, 2016

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