Strengthening Pennsylvania’s Freight Backbone . With 65 operating railroads spanning approximately 5,600 miles, Pennsylvania’s freight system is unmatched in its scale and importance.

All railroads in red on the map are part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system. The canal tow path route showed the Western Maryland was creating a truly independent link to the northeast, ...

The collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Pennsylvania early this month highlights the shortcomings of the automated braking system that was created to prevent such crashes.

Congress required railroads to develop the positive train control system after a deadly 2008 collision between a Metrolink commuter train and a Union Pacific freight train in Chatsworth, California.