The Surface Transportation Board is preparing to assess whether to allow freight giants Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to merge — an $85 billion deal that, if approved, could trigger even more consolidation. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

NEW: DOT Secretary Sean Duffy wrote to Maryland Gov. Wes Moore asking to discuss the rising cost of the Baltimore bridge rebuild. Comes after POLITICO reported the bridge is estimated to cost $5 billion, substantially more than the initial $1.9 billion. politico.com/news/2025/09/1…

Duffy seeks talks with Moore amid rising costs for Baltimore bridge subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

In addition to the skyrocketing cost, the rebuild of the Baltimore bridge is not expected to be completed until 2030 (pushed back from 2028), a person with direct knowledge of the estimate, granted anonymity to discuss it candidly, told POLITICO. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

Republicans bristle at rising costs for rebuilding Baltimore bridge politico.com/live-updates/2…

The country’s biggest railroad union announced it recanted its opposition to Union Pacific’s effort to combine with Norfolk Southern after receiving guarantees from the railroads that the union workers will retain their jobs post merger. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

Boston won a $20 million grant for a roadway project to construct bus corridors, sidewalks and EV charging stations. DOT told the city it wants to encourage “traditional forms of energy” and pulled back the money. w/Sam Ogozalek subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

Albuquerque says it will go to court to fight DOT’s decision to nix an $11.5 million grant for the city to build a roughly one-mile downtown trail to separate bicyclists and cars. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

Congress is scared of rising threats & political violence. It could drive record investment in security for them & their families. - USCP budget could soon top $1 billion - more members opting in, more SAA $$ And members are demanding more politico.com/news/2025/09/2…

CSX CEO gone amid struggle to find a merger partner subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

New CSX CEO Stephen Angel is set to get an initial annual base salary of $1.5 million along with company housing in Jacksonville, Florida. The job also comes with up to $200,000 per year for Angel's personal use of the CSX corporate aircraft. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

DOT's new shutdown plan protects controller training and hiring, expands those exempted from furloughs w/Sam Ogozalek subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

Trump to withhold billions of dollars from Gateway tunnel and Second Ave. subway projects politico.com/news/2025/10/0…

The NTSB on Wednesday called on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority to stop operating its workhorse Silverliner IV train car fleet because of an “immediate and unacceptable safety risk” of electrical fires. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/1…

Trump targets Chicago transit money in latest shutdown fight salvo ow.ly/KpA7106nr8t

The Trump administration is continuing its pressure campaign on congressional Democrats to reopen the government by freezing critical infrastructure projects—and Chicago is the latest target. politico.com/news/2025/10/0…

'We're not trying to shut down these projects,' Secretary Sean Duffy insists about Gateway subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/1…