Unlike highway bridges, which are inspected by government agencies, railroad bridges are inspected by railroads themselves.

A train workers union this week called on Union Pacific to help facilitate a long-sought trail to Mossbrae Falls, near Dunsmuir, so hikers don't risk their lives walking on the tracks.

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

The largest rail union in the United States said on Tuesday it intends to oppose Union Pacific's proposed $85 billion acquisition of smaller rival Norfolk Southern in regulatory proceedings, citing ...

When Jim Vena walked into the Union Pacific Center for the first time as CEO two years ago today, he was toting a black, ...

Union Pacific’s $250 billion merger with Norfolk Southern will likely cause delays, consolidation, and higher costs instead ...

The derailment involved 35 cars carrying hydrochloric acid, propane and fuel, narrowly avoiding an environmental and public ...

Two major rail companies are planning to merge, potentially creating the first transcontinental freight railroad in the country's history. Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern ... reveals UP leads the ...

BNSF owns nearly all the track in the state and splits a western U.S. railroad duopoly with Union Pacific, which checks in at ...

Union Pacific, a freight rail giant, announced on Tuesday that it had reached an agreement to acquire Norfolk Southern, another large railroad, in a deal worth $85 billion.