Josh Funk

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Trump Fires Democratic Member of Surface Transportation Board Ahead of Huge Rail Merger Decision
He was the only board member to oppose Canadian Pacific’s 2023 acquisition of Kansas City Southern.
August 29, 2025
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Trump Administration Threatens Funding for States Not Enforcing Trucker English Rules
California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions in federal funding.
August 28, 2025
A CSX freight pulls through Ohiopyle, Pa., Aug. 19, 2025.
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CSX Railroad's Merger Prospects Derail
BNSF and CPKC made it clear they aren't interested.
August 27, 2025
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CSX CEO Signals He Would Be Open to Merger Talks
The railroad's profit fell 14% in the second quarter.
July 25, 2025
A Union Pacific train travels through Union, Neb., July 31, 2018.
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Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern Discuss Merger
The move would create the largest railroad in North America and connect the East and West Coasts.
July 18, 2025
Norfolk Southern Railroad CEO Alan Shaw during an interview in Atlanta, June 21, 2023.
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Norfolk Southern CEO Fired
The railroad said Alan Shaw had an inappropriate consensual relationship with its chief legal officer.
September 12, 2024
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw during an interview in Atlanta, June 21, 2023.
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Norfolk Southern Railroad Says its CEO Is Under Investigation
The company's board has hired an outside law firm to investigate the allegations.
September 10, 2024
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Canadian Rail Union Challenges Back-to-Work Orders
The Teamsters says they have filed lawsuits.
August 30, 2024
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference members picket outside the CPKC headquarters Calgary, Alta., Aug. 23, 2024.
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Union Threatens to Strike Against Railroad as Trains Resume Service
The government has forced the railroad companies and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference into arbitration.
August 23, 2024
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Canada Forces Arbitration in Freight Train Labor Dispute
Canadian National and CPKC said they would work to get trains moving again as soon as possible.
August 23, 2024
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Labor Dispute Stops Canadian Freight Railroads
The impasse could cause major economic disruption in the U.S.
August 22, 2024
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Berkshire Hathaway Event Provides View of Warren Buffett's Successor
But this year's meeting also raises new questions.
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Railroad Layoffs, Wall Street Pressure Renew Concerns About Safety, Service
Major freight railroads have embraced a lean operating model for several years.
March 5, 2024
Norfolk Southern locomotives at the Conway Terminal in Conway, Pa., June 17, 2023.
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Norfolk Southern Urges Shareholders to Reject Takeover Plan
A group of investors is seeking to take control of the railroad.
February 27, 2024