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Trains

Transit agencies step up for World Cup soccer fans • Transit, intercity service could see boost from month-long soccer event

BNSF faces pressure from the top • New Berkshire Hathaway CEO says profitability must improve, but provides time

STB turns down request for Meridian Speedway probe • UP, NS had sought review of CPKC’s handling of intermodal trains

Amtrak program aids riders with disabilities • Pilot effort in Chicago, Los Angeles assists in movement to and from trains

Arrivals & Departures • STB sets deadline for Metra, UP to reach agreement

News photos: Heritage and America 250 locomotives

Railspire aims to automate yards • Locomotives retrofitted with remote-control tech relying on AI, machine learning

You can help keep the Big Boy rolling • Be safe, smart, and well-behaved while trackside

Why Livonia, Avon & Lakeville must replace its Alco fleet • Alco parts are scarce and new units are more fuel efficient

Restoring a World War II boxcar home • A Japanese American family once lived in a Union Pacific grain boxcar

Former Duquesne Incline president faces embezzlement charges • Indictment alleges more than $1.3 million taken, then traded for cryptocurrency

Railroading Heritage of Midwest America receives EMD F40C

94 minutes at Scarborough

Making short-haul intermodal work • Inland ports succeed in taking international container traffic from trucks

Trailing the Tehachapi bandits • A contemporary train robbery unfolds live in broad daylight

A new era for freight in New England

In the July issue

Gallery: Steve Smedley