Analysis by the Association of American Railroads revealed that March marked a significant turning point for U.S. freight rail volumes. The post Best month in years marks broad US rail recovery ...

The nation's freight railroads are going to be able to try relying more on technology and inspect their tracks in person less often after the federal government approved their waiver request on Friday ...

Two hundred years ago, the Pennsylvania Society for the Promotion of Internal Improvement published Reports on Canals, ...

March 5 (Reuters) - U.S. railroads including CSX Corp, Union Pacific and BNSF ⁠are ⁠moving to recapture freight from truckers as ⁠tightening trucking capacity and rising road-haul rates bolster rail's ...

Union Pacific says the $85 billion merger would serve the public interest and win federal approval by unclogging Chicago, the cradle of American railroading and still its biggest and most notorious ...

Japan, China and many European countries are known for high-quality passenger trains. The U.S.? Not so much. Our colleagues at The Indicator From Planet Money, Stephan Bisaha and Wailin Wong, explain ...

By Jonathan Stempel March 30 (Reuters) - A trade group representing the largest U.S. railroads sued New Jersey on Monday, ...

BNSF accounts for a third of rail industry's NOx emissions Aging locomotives contribute to high pollution levels Rail industry resists adopting clean technologies due to cost concerns Dec. 14 (Reuters ...

Class I railroads BNSF, CPKC, CN and CSX argue the filing violates STB merger rules and leaves key competition and market impacts unanswered. Joe Raedle/Getty Images The combining railroads argue the ...

The U.S. has the most railroad tracks of any country, but we're not known for our passenger trains. A look at America's rail system and the trouble with passenger trains. Japan, China and many ...