The history of Idaho’s railroads and how they opened our state to the world. We explore the history of railroads in Idaho, from the late 1800’s to modern day. Union Pacific, Northern Pacific, the ...

The Idaho Transportation Department is seeking public comment on the future of the rail industry in the Gem State. ITD helps ...

BOISE, Idaho — As a national railroad strike appears to be off, the value of railroad infrastructure is now on display. As unions worked with the railroad industry to get better pay and working ...

Crew members with Eastern Idaho Railroad load potatoes into an innovative rail car at a facility in Burley, Idaho. The refrigerated car is 72 feet long and has shelves that lock in place to maximize ...

As cars back up into the intersection, vehicles come to a full stop, with a horn sounding in the distance; it’s a railroad crossing. Nampa’s trains have been around forever, or at least as long as the ...

Railway Age in 2024 is proud to announce Mississippi Export Railroad (MSE) and Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company (W&LE) as our Short Line and Regional Railroads of the Year, respectively. Eastern ...

The Idaho House of Representatives has passed a bill that exempts farmers who donate food to non-profit groups or individuals from having to pay the state's 6 percent use tax. The bill awaits action ...

Four people riding in a pickup on a southwestern Idaho road died after a train barreled into them at a railroad crossing over the weekend, authorities said. The driver of a Chevrolet Silverado was ...

POCATELLO — The Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Society will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the Union Pacific Railroad brick building 59 South of the UPRR depot, just ...

WASHINGTON D.C. (KIFI/KIDK) - A package of incentives for short-line railroad operators will be included in the year-end spending bill being considered by the Senate this week. The House passed the ...

Four of the nation’s commuter railroads are not on track to meet an end-of-next-year deadline to fully implement a collision-avoidance system Congress required nearly a decade ago. Three of the ...

The Alien Contract Labor Law passed by Congress in 1885 banned the importation of foreigners and aliens under contract to perform labor in the United States. That the law had not been strictly ...