Railroads, if you ask me, were the most consequential economic and technological innovation in American history, and without a doubt were the most important component in aiding the expansion of ...

The Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor was once a wetland, known after statehood as Woods Lagoon,” writes columnist Ross Eric Gibson. “It was named for the colorful Woods ...

Mike Pearson hosts, This Week in Agribusiness looking at the hurdle facing the railroad merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.

Bakersfield’s Sumner train station again is fighting for its life. It’s a fight worth winning. Meeting this month, City Council members agreed to extend only until June the city’s lease of the ...

The railroad provided relatively cheap, and certainly fast, transportation across the nation, it connected farmers, ranchers, and industrialists to a large national market, and “shrunk” the ...

Union Pacific will celebrate the 250th year of American independence with its first-ever coast-to-coast steam tour led by the Big Boy locomotive.

The Union Pacific Railroad used to be obsessed with power. The railroad spent decades searching for and developing one locomotive to rule them all. This search resulted in icons like the Big Boy and ...

The foundation of any great military power extends beyond weaponry and manpower. Good old-fashioned logistics — how we move things — is just as essential to a prepared, competitive and ...

Across North America, there is a grassroots clamouring for the return of railway lines that once provided a reliable and affordable alternative to cars and planes ...

Despite a recent setback, Union Pacific Corp. is moving ahead with its proposal to acquire Norfolk Southern Corp.

Norfolk Southern's quarterly profit slipped 12% amid the uncertain economy, as well as costs related to its efforts to merge ...

What it's like to ride the most legendary railways around the world—from the Scottish Highlands to the Peruvian Andes.