A 3,000-ton locomotive was careening down the tracks with no crew on board. Authorities tried—and failed—to stop it. Then one ...

In 2027, the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway will celebrate its 200th anniversary. For almost 200 years, the railroad, in its ...

The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad launched its first trips for 2026 with four excursions from Cumberland to Frostburg, Md.

Reading & Northern Railroad, the largest privately owned railroad in Pennsylvania, has shipped more than 1 million tons of anthracite coal for the third straight year. This was an impressive feat ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — A locomotive owned by the Catskill Mountain Railroad caught fire early Thursday morning near Kingston Plaza in the city, the Kingston Fire Department said. In a press release, ...

People and businesses across the country are preparing for America's 250th birthday in July, including at a railroad company in central Pennsylvania. Trump dials Collins with 'profanity-laced rant' ...

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 ...

Imagine standing beside a colossal locomotive that once rumbled through Pennsylvania’s countryside, its massive steel frame looming over you like a dormant titan with countless tales etched into every ...

It was the crash that doomed the Long Island Rail Road — and, ultimately, saved it. A pivotal moment in Long Island and metro New York transportation history; one that led state officials to wrest ...

Pennsylvania’s railroads once thundered through valleys and over mountains, carrying coal, lumber, and dreams of prosperity. Today, many of these iron giants sit silent, their tracks reclaimed by ...