When operations depend on government staffing and appropriations, fragility grows. When operations depend on the private ...

“Protecting competition is not optional, it is essential to keep costs down and the economy sound. The fact is that this ...

We hosted a former Class I CEO to review the recent Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger application. He sees a very strong ...

Trains’ annual review of the year’s top stories begins today, in a new, slightly abridged format. After several years of addressing the top 10 stories of the year, we’ve trimmed the list slightly.

Two of the largest U.S. railroad unions oppose the proposed merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, raising concerns ...

News from the world rail freight market. Softronic subsidiary Softrans has entered the leasing market with an agreement to ...

The technology that virtually links locomotives could boost the country's freight capacity by 50 per cent, state broadcaster ...

U.S. freight railroads are a major source of pollution, chuffing out more nitrogen oxide than all the nation’s coal-fired ...

This new wireless system can bolster China’s already dominant railway freight industry, enabling it to move much larger ...

In a merger application, the railroad plans to double the number of trains on a 2-mile stretch of track on Chicago’s West ...

UK: The Rail Freight Group has called on parliament to address its concerns that current proposals for rail reform could give ...

The North Carolina Department of Transportation Rail Division has released its updated State Rail Plan and is asking for ...