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The 19th century became a heyday of American railroads, as business magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt built an empire on the backs ...

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BUFFALO — A legendary steam locomotive will be traveling through portions of the GLOW region this summer. The Union Pacific Railroad Company has announced that its iconic “Big Boy” No. 4014 steam ...

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Have you ever watched a mile-long freight train rumble by and wondered how one locomotive can pull more than a hundred fully loaded cars? The locomotive weighs maybe 150 metric tons, and each car is ...

Two major railroad companies announced this week plans to highlight the United States’ 250th anniversary of independence through their operations. Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian National ...

The subway system’s fleet of work-train locomotives is in a sorry state, the Daily News has learned, with nearly two-thirds of the system’s 115 locomotives out of service as of Monday. The engines, ...

To bolster its withering regional rail fleet, the T plans to to procure 20 new commuter rail locomotives — 10 battery-electric and 10 diesel. The T issued its bid solicitation on Wednesday and plans ...

Gary Anderson was studying architecture at the University of Southern California when he saw the poster. It was 1970, and environmentalism was in the air, along with a broader antiestablishment vibe. ...

Did Pennsylvania-based Hershey Company ruin Reese's Cups? Hershey, which according to data aggregator Voronoi is the fifth-largest chocolate company in the world and third largest in America, is being ...