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Opponents say STB should end UP-NS merger bid • Motions argue that application fails to make case that deal serves public interest

Stadler lands contract for VIA Rail locomotives • Canadian government funds new factory to help complete order for 45 hybrid units

Amtrak struggles to maintain reliable service • Shortage of standby equipment triggers late trains and cancellations

Amtrak a big winner in federal grants • Awards of $5.3 billion include equipment funding, Midwest maintenance facility

Arrivals & Departures • Amtrak says it will move ahead with plan to restructure company

Court upholds two-person crew rule • Federal appeals court in Georgia rejects industry arguments in 2-1 decision

News photo: Norfolk Southern America 250

FRA proposes changes to crew certification • New rule would require English proficiency, block use of automated systems during testing

GMXT quietly claims rail growth crown • Despite trade tensions, Ferromex gains cross-border traffic and wins market share from rail, road, and water

Amtrak's great myth clouds financial picture • Accounting system creates a fiction that the Northeast Corridor makes money

Whitewater Valley Railroad Museum inundated by record flooding • Indiana museum says costs of damage will reach into the millions

NYC Mohawk begins relocation journey • Fort Wayne group also acquires Nickel Plate business car No. 1

Historian John White Jr. dies at 92

Preservation briefs • Steamtown sends N&St.L locomotive to New York

Preservation photo: MK50-3 No. 5004

'Til the cows come home

Avoiding the cliff • Financially stressed rail transit systems try to build ridership, revenue, and reputations

The unexpected: Trains-NRHS photo contest winners

30 years gone • Fascinating contrasts and contradictions of a faded transportation empire

Way out west • The last days of the Chicago & North Western’s Cowboy Line

Passenger Perspectives: Infamy Day • Amtrak’s beginning meant the end for many passenger trains

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