American railroads were once the envy of the world and the engine of its industrial age. But that hasn’t been the case for more than half a century.

Get ready: battery-powered trains may soon start to operate across the U.S., thanks to a promising project called Pop-Up Metro, which wants to accelerate the introduction of electric trains on the ...

Private train cars may seem like a relic of the past, but for some rail fans, nothing beats having — or renting — your own sleeper car.