A U.S. railroad industry plan to rely more heavily on technology instead of humans to conduct routine track safety ...

The Transportation secretary says the effort is about safety, but some rail experts and the wind industry say there's little ...

Mexican train crews interchanging into the U.S. may pose a safety hazard due to lack of English language skills, a labor union warns.

A new investigation finds railroad bridge safety across the U.S. is hamstrung by minimal government oversight and limited ...

That meant the train was not obligated to follow federal safety rules that require high-hazard flammable trains, or HHFTs, to ...

The railroad company can petition the State Corporation Commission to order additional compensation or address safety concerns. The Association of American Railroads quickly challenged the law in the ...

North American rail volume for the week ending Dec. 21, 2024, on nine reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 338,812 carloads, dipping 0.6% from the same week last year, and 375,064 ...

Weekly rail freight finished short of 2024 levels in the latest week, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Before the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869, California was relatively isolated from the rest of the United States. So, although there was a lot of opportunity in the state, ...

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Four railroads have asked federal appeals courts to throw out a new rule that would require two-person train crews in most circumstances, saying the mandate is ...

Jim Ehernberger, 88, has now been retired longer than his time working for the Union Pacific. Yet, Ehernberger still ...