The train windows frame perfect snapshots of rolling hills, dense forests, and occasional glimpses of rural Maryland life – ...

A look at rare diesel locomotives still in regular service and the dwindling fleet of these unique and historic workhorses.

First Union Pacific Rail laid in Omaha.

Urban rail transit (URT) systems are exposed to risks of natural disasters and man-made disruptions, which not only cause train delays and overcrowding of platforms, but can even lead to serious ...

Travelers can take advantage of expanded availability and seamless rail access to Comic-Con, Del Mar Races, Disneyland's 70th ...

EXTENSION ACTIVITY: Students can compare and contrast the Chinese worker experience building the transcontinental railroad with another immigrant group experience. Students could do more research into ...

For decades, Americans all over the country have taken rides in trains pulled by a legend and perhaps didn’t even know it.

Following the delivery of dome cars constructed for the Union Pacific and Wabash for the City of St. Louis in 1958, U.S.

A Union Pacific train hit a trailer attached to a truck in Walnut Grove, in southern Sacramento County. The truck driver abandoned the scene.

It’s about to get a little nicer to go by train in the Pacific Northwest. Amtrak has unveiled a sneak peek at its new Airo trains, a fleet that will be rolled out across the country in 2026 and ...