A new book telling the stories of the women who helped build the first transcontinental railroad is a fascinating insight ...

These abandoned and nearly-abandoned ghost towns along Route 66 connect the dots between Illinois and California, and each ...

The Southern Pacific Engine 1238 finally made its move from Fresno to Kingsburg. Moving the 67-ton train engine was no easy ...

Big Boy is 133 feet long and weighs 1.2 million pounds, requiring a “hinged” frame to help it get around curves.

Human errors and track defects caused more than 3,000 rail accidents over the last decade, killing 23 people and injuring ...

Getting there, they say, is half the fun. One group of travelers would have begged to differ. Because what should have been a ...

Gabrielle Giffords and U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly visit a memorial near Tucson 15 years after a shooting that injured her and 12 ...

ROCKPORT, Texas — A special addition has arrived at the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad Depot in Rockport just in time for the holidays. RELATED: Christmas 2025: What's open, closed on Dec. 25?

An attempt to create the nation’s first coast-to-coast railroad merger is underway, as leaders from the Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific officially filed paperwork Friday and are now making their ...

April 3, 1944 – Nov. 27, 2025. William (Bill) passed unexpectedly on November 27 from a heart attack while in the hospital in Scottsdale, AZ. Bill was born in Petaluma, CA to Frederick and Elizabeth ...

Two railroads have submitted their paperwork for review of an $85 billion merger. The combination of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Railway would create the first American transcontinental ...

(RTTNews) - Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) and Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) announced that they have filed a joint application with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) seeking approval to merge and ...