Despite recent advancements in battery technology and electrification, most freight trains in the U.S. still rely on diesel ...

A freight train takes over a mile to stop — which means when engineers see danger on the tracks, it's already too late. That’s why railroad crossings are packed with deceptively complex tech: relays, ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a preliminary report for its ongoing investigation into the March 18, 2026, derailment of a Union Pacific (UP) freight train near Mecca, ...

An Amazon cargo container being hauled through downtown Los Angeles on a Union Pacific freight train early Thursday morning ...

Workers could shut down America’s busiest passenger rail service beginning on May 16 if they do not reach a deal with transit ...

The Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke is paradise for anyone fascinated by trains, planes, and vehicles. This ...

There’s something about trains that makes grown adults act like they’re seven years old again, and the Medina Railroad Museum ...

Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler and his murderous regime were known for grandiose and reckless schemes, but few were as ambitious ...

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “Had the impaired engineer not stopped the train where he did, a collision at the downtown ...

WARE, Mass. (WWLP) – Two rail cars came off the tracks in the area of Knox Ave in Ware on Friday. Grant awarded to Ware for mobility boost Ware Police Sgt. Lawrence told 22News that two cars of a ...

WARE, MASS. (WHDH) - Crews responded to a train derailment in Ware on Friday. The train was derailed along Knox Avenue near the East Street Overpass. Knox Avenue will be closed as crews work and the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A freight train was robbed on Chicago's West Side on Tuesday afternoon, a Metra spokesperson said. BNSF trains were halted due to police activity near West 19th Street and South ...