CSX AC4400CW and SD70MAC Locos Glow In Late Afternoon at Nappanee, IN

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As the late summer heat shimmers, witness a powerful westbound CSX manifest thunder past the Nappanee station, driven by a mighty GE AC4400CW and an EMD SD70MAC. Watch as it gracefully shifts to the north track just a few blocks away! 

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Griffith, Indiana RR Junction w/CN SD75I AND SD70I

 We are back in Griffith, Indiana for the first time in 11 years. This junction was once one of the most complex in the world-FIVE railroads once intersected here! The EL-C&O joint line came in from the southeast and crossed the EJ&E and GTW mains. An NYC branch from Joliet paralleled the "J" and crossed everything as well. The "J" also had a branch to Porter, which headed straight east. The Porter branch was abandoned in 1985, and the EL was taken up in 1981, although a spur track remained to the north, which has since been severed. The C&O remains to the southeast to serve American Chemical. The NYC was closed on Conrail day, and torn up in 1978. Here a westbound CN freight swings off the GTW main and enters the EJ&E via the southeast connector. Power are two rare units-an EMD SD75I and an SD70I. Compare this video to the one I shot in 2000. ▶️    • Canandian National Railroad at Griffith, I...   Note the addition of the electronic bells on the poles, as well as the tower being relocated.

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Siemens Type 4 Light Rail Trainsets at Cascades Stop

 

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 In Plymouth, Indiana, watch as a westbound G&W Hi-Rail truck elegantly crosses the diamond with the Elkhart & Western. This truck navigates the historic PRR Fort Wayne Line, now known as the Chicago Fort Wayne & Eastern. Did you know that until 1973, the PRR Vandalia Line from Logansport to South Bend also intersected here, creating a triangle of diamonds? Hi-railers must keep it slow, with a max speed of just 5 MPH on diamond frogs. 

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UNION PACIFIC-NORFOLK SOUTHERN MERGER REQUIRES STB REVIEW

 

UP-NS merger: Rigorous STB review a must, lawmakers say

Eighteen U.S. senators signed a letter to the agency warning the combination could weaken competition, raise rates and hurt the agricultural supply chain.

Published Nov. 5, 2025

Philip Neuffer Senior Editor

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 3, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Klobuchar is one of 18 senators that signed a letter last week raising concerns about the proposed tie-up of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images

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• The proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern has caught the attention of the U.S. Senate.
• In a letter sent to the Surface Transportation Board last week, a bipartisan group of 18 U.S. Senators led by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) urged the federal agency to conduct “a rigorous and comprehensive evaluation” of the potential combination.
• “In conducting its review, we strongly encourage the STB to take into consideration the impact the proposed merger, if approved, may have on our nation’s agricultural producers, and on the STBs mandate to preserve long-term competition and ensure efficient, economically viable rail service,” the letter says.

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The group of senators echoed concerns from some industry stakeholders and competitors such as CPKC that a UP-NS merger will erode competition and put undue pressure on rates and service, with the letter noting that four of a total six rail carriers currently control more than 90% of U.S. freight.

Another key area of focus for the lawmakers was the impact of a merger on the agricultural supply chain.

“Our producers already face limited competitive options for rail service,” the letter says. “Further consolidation could compound these challenges by reducing routing flexibility, constraining network fluidity, increasing market power, and limiting access for both producers and processors.”

The letter also highlights potential risks of service interruptions that could result from unforeseen challenges during the integration process, citing the 1996 merger of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific as an example.

According to the letter, post-combination challenges from the previous combination led to nine worker deaths and freight disruptions that lasted more than a year and a half, resulting in a $4 billion hit for the broader economy. Challenges could also emerge from a combined UP-NS network given it would handle more than 40% of U.S. freight, according to the letter.

“Service interruptions of this magnitude could have severe consequences, especially for agricultural producers,” the letter says. “Time-sensitive shipments during harvest could be delayed or spoiled, export windows could be missed, and access to global markets could be sharply reduced.”

The criticisms leveled by the senators fly in the face of the benefits touted by UP and NS, which argue the combination will accelerate intermodal transfers and cut carload transit times. However, despite numerous rail mergers since the 1980s, carload trip times and car utilization haven’t improved much in the last few decades, according to C. Tyler Dick, an assistant professor associated with the Texas Railway Analysis & Innovation Node at the University of Texas at Austin.

UP and NS first announced their intention to combine in July, saying they planned to submit a formal application to the STB within six months. The railroads aim to close the transaction in 2027. 

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Norfolk Southern ES40DC Locomotive With Odd Horn Rumbles Over Diamond

 

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