January 23, 2026 - On January 16, the Surface Transportation Board rejected the initial merger application of Union Pacific ...

The Surface Transportation Board (“STB” or “Board”) last Friday rejected the application filed by Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) and ...

Tuesday night’s commuter train crash in Barcelona — which killed one person and injured 37 — highlights the ongoing challenges of railway safety, even in developed nations.

The most popular destination in the Illinois park system can’t handle more visitors during the peak season because its ...

Improving the general public’s perception of freight and passenger rail is going to require a complex balancing act: Not only does the public need to understand and appreciate the economic and environ ...

MEXICO: Operations across the Trans-Isthmus network in the south of the country have been suspended following a fatal ...

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern say their merger would decrease emissions-heavy truck traffic. Rail shippers argue the ...

Called emigrant trains — colonial cars in Canada — they offered low fares and even fewer luxuries, writes Joe Blackstock.

“The third area for advocates to watch, of course, is the work to replace the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.” ...

Norfolk Southern marked a milestone on Tuesday morning when its first New England double-stack train arrived in Ayer, Mass., ...

Many of us dream of a model railroad empire on a massive scale. While the time, space and resources required usually dictate ...

A new book telling the stories of the women who helped build the first transcontinental railroad is a fascinating insight ...