Honoring America’s 250th by building the next generation of freight rail

The United States marks its 250th anniversary this year — a milestone that invites reflection not just on our founding ideals ...
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First Coast-to-Coast Freight Train May Be Headed Our Way

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are moving to create the first coast-to-coast freight rail operator in US history, announcing an $85 billion merger that, if approved, would link 50,000 miles of ...
Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Will Chicago see fewer freight trains after the megamerger of Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific?

As fans of “The Gilded Age” know, great fortunes were made by building railroads across the width of the USA. Chicago, of course, was the epicenter of all that. Celebrities going from New York to ...
The York Dispatch

Railroads helped build Pennsylvania. These train lovers are maintaining the historical tracks.

Pennsylvania's rich railroad history is being preserved by dedicated train enthusiasts and organizations. Numerous museums across the state, both large and small, showcase railroad history and ...
Times of San Diego

California bill would cap freight train length for safety

A BNSF freight train in Barrio Logan. (File 9hoto by Chris Jennewein/Times of San Diego) If California’s politically influential labor unions get their way, the state’s freight trains would get ...