Union Pacific No. 1616, which honors President Abraham Lincoln for signing the Pacific Railway Act of 1862 that created UP, sits at the railroad’s Jenks Locomotive Shop. Could the stroke of President ...

WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration today announced finalization of 11 new rules it describes as deregulatory actions to improve rail operations, remove inefficiencies, and reduce costs ...

Four-car Brightline train No. 5544 prepares to depart West Palm Beach for Miami on Jan. 31, 2026. Brightline adjusted its operating model last year to include shorter South Florida trains and longer ...

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WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is dispatching an investigator to the derailment of a Canadian National train today (March 12) near Leross, Saskatchewan, the TSB has ...

Canada’s Alto high-speed rail project, which is currently in the process of determining the exact route for the Toronto-Montreal-Quebec City project, is running into growing local opposition along its ...

The location of VIA train 64 and two Canadian National trains after the VIA train passed a red signal at signal 722N. Image from Goverment of Quebec Geospacial Portal with TSB notations DORVAL, Quebec ...

Norfolk Southern has ordered 40 new Wabtec ES44AC locomotives, its first purchase of new units since 2022. NS ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern has ordered 40 Wabtec ES44AC locomotives, its first purchase of ...

WASHINGTON — The Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger application omits $2.69 billion in additional costs that intermodal marketers will incur if the railroads’ deal diverts the promised 2 million ...

Federal regulators have rejected the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger application as incomplete. David Lassen WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board today issued a setback to Union Pacific ...

SAINT-ALEXANDRE-DE-KAMOURASKA, Quebec — No injuries have been reported onboard after VIA Rail Canada’s Ocean derailed early this morning after striking two parked trucks. Passengers were evacuated to ...

There’s nothing quite like that feeling of running a “first train” on a new model railroad. Although the scenery is still bare benchwork, the look and sound of those first wheels rolling under their ...