While Norfolk Southern Corp. and CSX Corp. celebrated the federal approval of their $10.2 billion takeover of Conrail Inc. on Monday, the once-powerful railroad unions were nearly silent. That’s ...

The normally noisy Conrail freight terminal in East Allentown fell silent at 6 a.m. Friday as railroad maintenance workers walked off the job, causing other unions to do the same. Residents near the ...

With a full head of steam from its railroad’s record revenues, Norfolk Southern Corp. is chugging eagerly toward federal approval of the Conrail deal, Chairman David Goode said Thursday. “This is ...

The $10.2 billion joint acquisition of Conrail by Norfolk Southern Corp. and CSX Corp. was approved by the government Monday, promising competition to some areas of the Northeast for the first time in ...

Conrail approval: CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp.’s plan to divide Conrail Inc. got conditional approval from the Justice Department, which said the companies should allow others to use their ...

WASHINGTON — CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp.’s plan to divide Conrail Inc. got conditional approval yesterday from the U.S. Justice Department, which said CSX should allow Norfolk Southern to use ...

John G. Kneiling, by profession a consulting engineer, wrote Trains Magazine’s Professional Iconoclast column for many years. His column called out perceived problems with the rail industry and ...