Union Pacific workers said the railcars do not contain anything dangerous to the public.

A 48-year-old Modesto woman was killed last week after being struck by a Union Pacific Railroad train in downtown Modesto, authorities said. Modesto police officers responded around 5:20 p.m. on Jan.

Sumner Station in Old Town Kern could face demolition if Bakersfield City Council ends its lease with Union Pacific Railroad.

The 133-foot-long locomotive is the only Big Boy to still travel the tracks.

A ruling by a key regulator puts the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern rail merger at a little more risk.

According to a statement from Union Pacific, the individual was trespassing on the railroad tracks when they were struck. The ...