Damage was estimated at $2.4 million after 37 cars of a Union Pacific train derailed near Greensburg, Kan., on Oct. 15, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board.

Visitors to the 19th-century Pullman factory complex on Chicago’s South Side frequently ask, “Where are the railcars?” The ...

This year’s CSX Santa Train will feature the railroad’s two America 250 locomotives, Wabtec CM44AHs Nos. 250 and 2026, the ...

Members of the Long Beach Harbor Commission on Monday, Nov. 9, approved a contract for Alameda Belt Line to become the contract rail operator for the Port of Long Beach. The vote moves ABL, a joint ...

Nearly all participants in an Amtrak webinar on its potential restructuring expressed reservations about the separation of managerial responsibility during the session today (Tuesday, Nov. 10). The ...

Heralding the project as a step forward for both convenience and accessibility, Amtrak today (Nov. 9) marked the start of ...

In episode 5 of the TrainsPRO Podcast, Trains Magazine Editor Bill Stephens sits down with Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena to ...

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) has renewed a call for the Surface Transportation Board to reject the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger following release of the video of UP CEO Jim Vena’s March ...

U.S. intermodal traffic set a record in October — the third straight month for record volumes as high diesel fuel costs and ...

A new Surface Transportation Board policy statement addresses the board’s view on its jurisdiction over rail transportation and the federal preemption of state or local laws. Preemption is an ongoing ...

Western Pacific FP7 805-A selected for return to service; museum CMO provides insight in getting the locomotive operating ...

The Federal Railroad Administration’s assessment of the site where Amtrak seeks to build a new Chicago maintenance facility details a long list of environmental mitigation efforts that will be ...