The scene of the Sept. 8, 2026, injury to a Norfolk Southern at Conway Yard in Pennsylvania. NS images stitched and annotated by NTSB WASHINGTON — A Norfolk Southern conductor suffered serious ...

The Reading & Northern is a step closer to purchasing rail lines owned by the Luzerne County (Pa.) Redevelopment Authority, shown on this map with thick orange lines. The redevelopment agency and ...

Nineteen cars of a BNSF train are reported to have derailed today (Sept. 30, 2026) in Minot, N.D. Minot Fire Department MINOT, N.D. — Several streets have been closed in downtown Minot, N.D., ...

OTTAWA, Ontario — The Canadian government has announced more than Ca$4.5 million in funding for 12 projects under the Rail Safety Improvement Program. The education and awareness projects aim to ...

A model of the Stadler locomotive to be built for VIA Rail Canada is on display at InnoTrans in Berlin. Keith Fender BERLIN — VIA Rail Canada made news this summer with orders for 45 hybrid ...

With added dramatic lighting for a photo session, former Union Pacific 2-10-2 No. 5511 sits in the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America backshop at Silvis, Ill. On its return to operation, the ...

Visitors check out equipment on display at InnoTrans 2026. At left is a new Alstom Intercity EMU built for Italy; at right is CRRC’s Vellink subway train. Keith Fender BERLIN — InnoTrans, the largest ...

Resident Carmine Giso makes a point during a Sept. 17 meeting on Amtrak’s proposed Chicago maintenance facility, eliciting a positive reaction from project opponents. Bob Johnston CHICAGO — Amtrak’s ...

Amtrak’s first Siemens Airo trainset for Cascades service tests on the Keystone Corridor between Philadelphia and Harrisburg on April 9, 2026. Amtrak has scheduled public viewings of the new equipment ...

A westbound Norfolk Southern intermodal train splits the signals at Huntingdon, Pa., in April 2022. BNSF Railway says it will request trackage rights on the former Pennsylvania Railroad main line to ...

Lionel Trains has released its 2026 Volume 2 catalog. The 62-page catalog includes new items from the VisionLine, Legacy, LionChief, America 250, Polar Express, and accessory lines. Here are a few ...

Amtrak Lincoln Service train No. 300 crosses a former Pennsylvania Railroad bridge over the Chicago River in June 2022 as water sprays to try to keep the bridge cool. The bridge is one of three ...