The National Association of Waterfront Employers says rail consolidation carries risks for intermodal rail services, port competition and regional trade.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A train derailment that trapped and seriously injured a Denver rail worker happened when a railroad switch was in the wrong position, causing railcars to ...

A pedestrian was hit and killed by a Metra train in Downers Grove, Illinois Tuesday morning. According to Metra officials, an inbound BNSF train hit a pedestrian around 7:30 a.m. in Downers Grove. The ...

Train dispatchers for Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway will receive increased wages, accelerated accrual of paid vacation and health care-related improvements under an agreement ratified on Oct. 3. The ...

Suburban Metra trains were stopped in Downers Grove and delays were expected Tuesday morning after a train on the BNSF line headed to Union Station in Chicago struck a pedestrian. A Metra spokesperson ...

On Oct. 15, 2023, about 3:24 p.m. local time, southbound BNSF train C-ATMCRD0-31D derailed 31 hopper cars loaded with coal and subsequently killed a nearby driver in Pueblo, Colo. (see Figure 1, above ...

A freight train hit a pedestrian in the west suburbs on Monday night, Metra said. Metra said the collision happened near ...

The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community said Tuesday it had reached an agreement with BNSF Railway, ending a lawsuit over the railway’s trespass over tribal land. The terms of the agreement are ...

A string of at least 10 heists targeting BNSF trains in California and Arizona since last March have resulted in the theft of about $2 million worth of Nike sneakers. The crime wave has continued even ...