North American freight trains are powered by diesel locomotives. Before the diesels, steam engines did the work. Electric trains have a niche hauling passengers in the Northeast. Everyone knows ...

Through quintessential American ingenuity, the freight rail industry continues to improve Americans’ quality of life while allowing businesses to thrive and serve their customers. Indeed ...

Two boys waving to a freight train, Union Pacific Museum Since their first appearance on the American landscape, railroads -- and all the imagery they conjure up -- have featured prominently in ...

Federal prosecutors filed charges this week against two men accused of stealing cargo from a freight train in Barstow following numerous prior deportations. Jesus Omar Lopez Quintero, 34 ...

Freight trains will soon be traveling up to four times ... according to the Association of American Railroads. A majority of freight traveling through Maine consists of pulp, paper, lumber and ...

After becoming the nation’s top transportation official, Secretary Sean Duffy pointed to the Department of Transportation’s ...