A few months ago I wrote about a boxcar storage shed in Crookston, Minn., my hometown. During that same visit my friend, then an employee of Minnesota Northern RR (since retired) gave me a tour of the ...

Waymo is a significant leap in autonomous technology, driving passengers around cities without anyone behind the wheel.

When most people think of railroads, images of steam engines and boxcars come to mind. But at the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum, there’s something a little different sharing the tracks—a ...

Question: Every once in a while, I notice some vehicles stop in the road at the railroad tracks when nothing is coming. Can I pass them when they do this? Answer: Some vehicles, such as passenger vans ...