Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NJ Transit's ALP-45 locomotive is an example of dual-mode power. (Photo: Stuart Chirls/FreightWaves) The agency that oversees the ...

Railroad and agricultural industry leaders share concerns about Congressional proposals they say could harm freight rail and ...

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern — already two of the largest railroads in the country — are trying to merge. Wall Street ...

OMAHA, Neb. — When American freight trains delivered cargo after World War II, the steam-belching beasts commonly had seven people aboard — an engineer, a conductor, up to four brakemen and a fireman.

The derailment of a 178-car freight train in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, 5 in August 2017, which led to the release of hazardous materials and a fire, brought attention to potential safety ...