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

Chile is facing a severe wildfire emergency marked by unusually large and fast-moving fires that have killed people, ...

Called emigrant trains — colonial cars in Canada — they offered low fares and even fewer luxuries, writes Joe Blackstock.

Historical artifacts, including land surveys by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, a letter written by Abraham Lincoln ...

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board on Friday sent back Union Pacific’s proposed $85 billion merger with Norfolk Southern for revision, saying it lacked required information, as part of a review in ...

Canadian National Railway is pressing U.S. federal regulators to demand more information from Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern as they seek approval for their proposed merger. The Canadian railroad ...

Rail regulators accused of ignoring safety recommendations after shocking number of accidents - There have been 23 deaths and nearly 1,200 injuries over the past decade ...

A pedestrian walking on railroad tracks in south Redding died late Monday afternoon after they were hit by a Union Pacific train, the Redding Police Department reported. Witnesses told police the ...

Capacity projects needed to support new trains on key routes linking the Southwest and Mexico with the Southeast and Northeast A Union Pacific train with UP and Norfolk Southern power crosses UP’s ...

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) — Officials said a train accident in southern Mexico killed at least 13 people and injured dozens, halting traffic along a rail line connecting the Pacific Ocean with the Gulf ...