Norfolk Southern's first-quarter earnings report Wednesday gave the railroad the opportunity to publicly defend CEO Alan Shaw's strategy again before investors decide on May 9 whether to back him.

Mayor Turner is joining the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Administrator Amit Bose to announce the city’s Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant award of $36.9 million, the largest allocation in the state of Texas.

Union Pacific railroad delivered flat profit in the first quarter as weather slowed trains across the western United States and inflation drove costs up.

FILE - A CSX freight train pulls through McKeesport, Pa., on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. CSX railroad reported relatively flat fourth-quarter earnings even though it hauled 4% more freight as the economy continued to rebound from last years widespread virus-related shutdowns. – CSX railroad reported relatively flat fourth-quarter earnings even though it hauled 4% more freight as the economy continued to rebound from last year’s widespread virus-related shutdowns. The freight railroad posted revenue of $2.83 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. In last year's second quarter, volume fell 20% when many businesses were shut down as officials sought to limit the spread of COVID-19.