Until recently, a major steel rail facility in Pueblo, Colo. supplied a significant portion of rail used by several of ...

The US economy can keep running without freight trains - but not for long. That is why the risk of the first national railroad strike in 30 years is so worrying to economists and businesses.A brief ...

The Surface Transportation Board today said it aims to repeal regulations that have effectively prevented sole-served carload ...

Like any form of transport, trains come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. For public transportation purposes, more riders mean more fares and more income, and so it's a matter of accommodating as ...

A long-dormant Upstate New York rail line has returned to life after 25 years of inactivity. Genesee Valley Transportation ...

BNSF accounts for a third of rail industry's NOx emissions Aging locomotives contribute to high pollution levels Rail industry resists adopting clean technologies due to cost concerns Dec. 14 (Reuters ...

To make money on its proposed cross-country railroad, Union Pacific plans to double the number of trains on a 2-mile stretch of track on Chicago’s West Side where workers still throw switches by hand ...