Metra’s request to the Surface Transportation Board for terminal trackage rights in the Chicago area is an effort to maintain ...

Most of the freight locomotives here in America use diesel-electric technology. They have gigantic diesel engines that act as ...

Lionel has revived its classic O gauge model of the Pennsylvania RR S2 Steam Turbine. I recently shared the story behind the outstanding versions cataloged by Lionel during its golden age of the 1940s ...

A thrilling ride on a high-steed steam locomotive is featured in this article from June 1950 Trains Magazine by then-Editor ...

CSX is transitioning more diesel-electric locomotives to hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) power at its Huntington Locomotive Shop in West Virginia. Meanwhile, Union Pacific (UP) and locomotive control systems ...

Tea plantation workers in West Bengal protest the lack of clean drinking water; Australian bus drivers stop work over wages and safety; New Zealand doctors strike over understaffing and low pay.

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New Jersey Transit locomotive engineers went on strike early Friday morning after negotiations between the transportation company and union workers failed to produce a contract agreement. “ ...

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Valued at a market cap of $137.9 billion, Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) is one of the largest freight railroad companies in the U.S. The Omaha, Nebraska-based company plays a vital role in the U ...

(Tom Wessell/Journal photo) Elmhurst Road was closed between Arthur Avenue and Pratt Boulevard early Wednesday (May 14) for Union Pacific track repairs, snarling vehicular traffic through the Elk ...