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 ...

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 ...

The Surface Transportation Board will vote today on whether to approve the joint acquisition of Conrail by Norfolk Southern and CSX, a takeover that could reduce Hampton Roads’ truck traffic. The ...

A federal judge in Philadelphia ordered striking members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees back to their jobs with Conrail Inc., jointly owned by Norfolk Southern Corp. and CSX Corp.

PHILADELPHIA – Conrail, whose trains were stopped by a surprise strike Friday, was getting things back on track Saturday. About 3,400 members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees were ...

Last Thursday, the U.S. Surface Transportation Board gave the green light to the sale of Conrail to CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern. This is the biggest decision in railroading since Congress ...

CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. expect to reach an agreement splitting the assets of Conrail Inc. in the next few days, CSX Chairman John Snow told a conference of shippers and railroad ...

Conrail’s Board of Directors has named Timothy Tierney President and Chief Operating Officer, effective April 1. Tierney succeeds Ronald Batory, who is retiring after nearly 46 years in the railroad ...