Louisiana has long been a cornerstone of American commerce, with freight railroads serving as a critical backbone of our ...

Two of the largest US railroads, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, announced on Tuesday a plan to combine in a $72 billion deal that would create America’s first transcontinental freight railroad.

The United States marks its 250th anniversary this year — a milestone that invites reflection not just on our founding ideals ...

The proposed merger of Class I’s Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern is unlikely to significantly improve the fortunes of North America’s rail freight market, writes Railway Age Contributing Editor Jim ...

OMAHA (AP) — When American freight trains delivered cargo after World War II, the steam-belching beasts commonly had seven people aboard — an engineer, a conductor, up to four brakemen and a fireman.

RAILWAY AGE, SEPTEMBER 2025 ISSUE: Imagine a future where autonomous freight trains in North America operate across long distances. This future is one the industry must consider if it wants to compete ...

It seems like at least once a week there’s an article bemoaning the lack of universal high-speed rail transit in America, compared to Europe, Japan or China. Perhaps there’s a good reason one of them ...