Train services are seeing a renaissance the world over, with fresh routes, new luxury lines and tour operators increasingly ...

Riding a train spurs stories in a way that air travel just doesn't. We want to know your favorite personal tales.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. – The kayaker floating down the Colorado River looked up from a peaceful passage downstream as Amtrak's California Zephyr rumbled past. Rolling on narrow rails supporting a ...

Trains and Tennessee go together like biscuits and jam. Here are six train rides you must take in the Volunteer State.

Federal regulators are warning railroads that the long trains they favor can cause all kinds of problems and contribute to derailments, so they want the railroads to ensure their training and ...

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Freight trains are getting longer—some of them 3 miles or more—and that is making life unpleasant in places like Pleasantville, Texas. The Houston neighborhood sits in the shadow of sprawling rail ...

The former Pennsylvania Railroad Master Mechanic’s Building in Altoona, pictured in the 1960s. Today, this building is home to the Railroaders Memorial Museum. Courtesy of the Railroaders Memorial ...