A model on display in Chicago illustrates the longer trainsets will be possible with the next generation of Siemens light rail vehicles. David Lassen CHICAGO — The next generation of Siemens light ...

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 ...

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., ...

Two generations of passenger power meet at United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey’s “Museum for a Day” open house in Boonton, N.J., on Sunday, Sept. 27. At left is NJ Transit Bombardier ...

The NTSB called for an end to crew members riding railcars during shoving moves, Union Pacific began testing its first battery-electric locomotives in California, and CSX moved to cut or furlough more ...

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 ...

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 ...

Iowa Interstate EMD SD38-2 No. 154 arrives at Rock Island, Ill., with local customer carloads. Chase Gunnoe WASHINGTON — Iowa Interstate Railroad plans to ask federal regulators to grant it trackage ...

Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 is near Hanna, Wyo., in the wide open landscape of central Wyoming on the Overland Route on March 29, 2026. The 4-8-8-4 will cap off its 2026 season with limited holiday ...

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 ...

Wabtec has delivered the first of 33 ES44ACM locomotives to Norfolk Southern as part of a DC-to-AC modernization program. Wabtec ATLANTA, Ga. — Norfolk Southern and Wabtec Corp. have announced a ...