White, Jr., the dean of American railroad historians and retired curator of transportation at the Smithsonian Institution, ...

Last week, President Joe Biden and establishment Washington railroaded 115,000 rail workers. The Senate voted by a wide margin to impose a major labor agreement between railroad companies and a dozen ...

On Dec. 18, an Amtrak train traveling from Seattle to Portland, Ore. derailed on a highway overpass in DuPont, Wash. So far, the accident has left at least three people dead and has injured hundreds ...

The enduring American railroads -- The ills of government regulation of rail rates and services -- The policy dilemma of competition and consolidation -- The impact of rival freight modes on railroads ...

The nation’s freight railroads are going to be able to try relying more on technology and inspect their tracks in person less often after the federal government approved their waiver request on Friday ...

Trains sit on the tracks at the BNSF Railway Argentine Yard in Kansas City, Kan. Nick Wagner nwagner@kcstar.com Just before he retired, Matthew Rose offered a warning to his peers running the nation’s ...

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