OMAHA, Neb.... --BNSF railroad wants a federal judge to prevent two of its unions from going on

OMAHA, Neb.... --BNSF's two largest unions will ask an arbitrator to throw out the railroad's

to address their concerns through arbitration.“ BNSF Railway’s newly announced changes to its Hi-Viz

, railroads promised to pay workers for any unused sick time at the end of each year.In addition to sick

.... Hanania added that the town has tried to communicate with BNSF but the company has been unresponsive.“ I

recent derailments.... The unions say the deep staff cuts railroads have made, combined with their

governing railroads would ban the use of locomotives more than 23 years old starting in 2030 and would

Canadian National still has five business days to negotiate amendments to its offer, and the Kansas City Southern board could determine that a revised CN offer is better.In its own statement, Canadian National said it's evaluating its options.... Both Canadian bids include a mix of cash and stock and the assumption of about$ 3.8 billion in Kansas City Southern debt. It’s not yet clear whether Canadian National has any appetite to increase its bid because it is facing pressure from a major share

Total closure is recommended at 17 crossings, including the Mendon site where the crash occurred.... There are more than 1, 400 such crossings throughout Missouri, according to the state Transportation Department. Spokeswoman Linda Horn said the cost for fixing all passive crossings is estimated at$ 700 million.... The state Transportation Department had put the$ 400, 000 project to add lights and gates at the crossing on a priority list, but it hadn't received funding before the derailment...

alternative locomotive fuels as a way to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. BNSF railroad said