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August 14, 2025

A roundup of this week’s most read articles

This is Stuart Chirls, staff writer covering railroads for FreightWaves and Trains.com. This week’s Bulletin Orders: Rail industry types think BNSF and CSX will be at a competitive disadvantage if they don’t combine … that possibility puts new Berkshire Hathaway chief Greg Abel’s future to the early test … some see Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern deal as a merger foursome, since by necessity BNSF and CSX will be closely involved in the Surface Transportation Board’s evaluation, which itself is likely to be on a fast track …

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Union Pacific upping West Coast ports-to-Chicago intermodal stakes

Union Pacific says the high-priority Z-train between its Inland Empire Intermodal Terminal and Global 2 in Chicago will be up to 20% faster “than current industry options”.

Fuchs, Miller, Kennedy to speak at Future of Freight Festival

STB Chairman headlines stellar list of keynote speakers

July rail freight better but indicators cloud outlook

Intermodal, carloads defy economic headwinds

Americold opens $100M food hub in Kansas City

$100-million-plus import-export hub to be served by CPKC

Cargo crime in Q2 continues to disrupt US, Mexican freight sectors

Thieves targeted California, Texas; Central and Southeast Mexico, says Overhaul

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