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When Northern Ag Network recently traveled to Richland County for their special “For the Farmers” tour, one of the participants was Mike McKay, the brand-new Ombudsman for BNSF Railway. McKay …

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is requiring the BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) to transport coal from Navajo Transitional Energy Company LLC’s (NTEC) Montana mine to Canada for export after NTEC …

U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Roger Marshall, R-Kan., reintroduced the Reliable Rail Service Act to help address the unreliable service and high costs of rail shipping for American businesses. …

Weather and Labor Continue to Challenge Railways As shared in an October 2022 Market Intel, third quarter domestic rail service data indicated improvements in average rail speeds, unfilled grain car orders …

New U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) rulings provide more streamlined processes for rail rate disputes and may benefit agricultural shippers. The STB established a voluntary arbitration program and an entirely …

In the early 20th century, BNSF predecessor Northern Pacific Railway (NP) erected a bridge in Idaho across Lake Pend Oreille between Sagle and Sandpoint to replace an earlier bridge built in …

After hearing from his cabinet secretaries for Labor, Agriculture and Transportation, President Joe Biden on Monday called on Congress to intervene to stop a potential rail strike next week. The …

Mary Kennedy – DTN Basis Analyst The climate is ripening for a rail strike as early as Nov. 19. The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) membership on …

WASHINGTON (DTN) — President Joe Biden early Thursday announced overnight negotiations between major railroads and unions had reached a tentative agreement to avoid a nationwide rail strike that was set …

The Freight Rail Shipping Fair Market Act, introduced in the House, includes several updates that would provide fairer treatment for agricultural shippers. The most recent STB Reauthorization expired almost two …