WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration today published new rules on a variety of topics — ranging from horn-sounding requirements to virtual training for brake systems — as part of what the ...
Locomotives wearing Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, and Denver & Rio Grande Western paint meet at Princeton Siding on Tennessee Pass in 1997. The line was idled later that year. Chris Guss WASHINGTON ...
Workers drill into rock at the Palisades Portal site for the Hudson Tunnel project on Aug. 17, 2026. The Trump administration is appealing a decision blocking it from withholding funds for the tunnel ...
This derailment in Mansfield, Texas, was one of four for Union Pacific in the state on Aug. 20, 2026. Mansfield Fire Department EL PASO, Texas — An 18-car derailment of a Union Pacific train in El ...
Amtrak Cascades service remains disrupted because of this Aug 2 fire at an abandoned warehouse near Portland Union Station. Portland Fire and Rescue PORTLAND, Ore. — Amtrak Cascades service between ...
Twenty-six cars of a Union Pacific coal train derailed in Eureka, Mo., on Sunday, July 26, 2026. Eureka Fire Protection District EUREKA, Mo. — Twenty-six cars of a 135-car Union Pacific coal train ...
The Richmond Layover Facility is one of two Virginia rail projects to receive federal BUILD grant funding. Virginia Passenger Rail Authority WASHINGTON — Two passenger rail projects in Virginia have ...
F40C brings a westbound Metra Milwaukee North train through Grayslike, Ill., on June 27, 2000. Metra has donated the long-stored locomotive to Rairloading Heritage of Midwest America. Chris Guss ...
Brightline West held its groundbreaking ceremony in Las Vegas in April 2024. The company’s revised estimate calls for completion of the project in late 2029. David Lassen LAS VEGAS — The completion ...
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BNSF SD70MAC No. 9400 has been donated to the Illinois Railway Museum. IRM/John McCulloch UNION, Ill. — The first U.S. production AC-traction locomotive, BNSF Railway SD70MAC No. 9400, has been ...
A Union Pacific train with UP and Norfolk Southern power crosses UP’s diamond with NS at Momence, Ill., on April 10, 2022. David Lassen Combining Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern into the first ...