ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
TrainsPRO features articles on railroad industry news and analysis, covering areas such as freight rail, passenger rail, mechanical, maintenance of way and regulatory updates. These coverage areas are nothing new for Trains – we have reported on these very subjects for many years under the Trains News Wire branding. Now, News Wire has been folded into TrainsPRO.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
monthly
Average audio length:
36 minutes
Guest interviews
Has sponsors
English
United States
5 episodes
since July 17, 2026
episodic
IN THIS PODCAST 🔗
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
Recorded on November 2nd, 2026
Union Pacific’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern would reshape the North American rail map, creating the first U.S. coast-to-coast railroad and drawing opposition from rival carriers, unions and some shippers. In this episode, UP CEO Jim Vena sits down with T…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
The proposed Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger would put roughly 50% of U.S. rail units under a single operator — and BNSF is fighting it. Zak Andersen, BNSF’s chief of staff and VP of communications, breaks down why no concession package clears the bar set by the STB’s 2001 merger rules, what …
When the rail network slows down, shippers need more cars to move the same amount of freight and that has direct consequences for fleet leasing, demurrage costs, and supply chain planning.
IntelliTrans SVP Matt Everson joins host Bill Stephens to discuss how shippers are using transportation manag…
Chief Legal Officer Roger Nober joins host Bill Stephens to assess whether the UP/NS merger can clear the 2001 enhanced competition standard and why he believes conditions imposed on prior mergers have failed captive shippers. Nober discloses he has consulted for BNSF on the merger; opinions expres…
The proposed $85 billion Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger would create the first transcontinental railroad in the United States — and the first Class I combination to face the STB’s tougher 2001 merger review rules. Trains editor Bill Stephens sits down with Martin J. Oberman, who chaired the …
You have seen all episodes of this podcast
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from TrainsPRO, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
PODCAST SEARCH ENGINE
You can use our website to search 3,834,468 podcasts and 197,260,384 episodes by people, places, or topics.
If I have seen further than others, it is by listening to podcasts and standing upon the shoulders of
giants.
‐ Isaac "Llamacorn" Newton
CLAIM THIS PODCAST
Why to claim podcasts?
If you are a podcaster, the best way to manage your podcasts on Listen Notes is by claiming your Listen Notes
podcast pages.
It is a great, free way to engage the podcast community and increase the visibility of your podcasts.
After claiming your Listen Notes podcast pages, you will be able to:
✓
Manually refresh the RSS feed to sync up
✓
Get a verified badge (
✓
) alongside with your podcast name on Listen Notes
✓
Post classified ads for sponsorship,
guests, co-hosts,
cross-promotion...
✓
Respond to listener comments on Listen Notes
✓
Use speech-to-text techniques to transcribe your show and
edit transcripts
✓
Improve the presence of your podcasts, e.g., self-service
podcaster interview...
✓
If you share your Listen Notes page and at-mention @ListenNotes
on X (formerly Twitter),
our official X (formerly Twitter) account will retweet to promote
your show to our followers.
Coming soon:
◯ Self-service promotion on Listen Notes
◯ Track your podcast stats on Listen
Notes, e.g., listens, page
views...
◯ Manage episodes
EDIT
Thank you for helping to keep the podcast database up to date.
