Missouri Pacific history is easier to understand if the railroad is considered in three parts: the lines west of St. Louis, ...

This excerpt from "Biking Uphill in the Rain" explores Seattle's resurgence in bicycle use in the 1970s, and the influences behind it (including an old railroad line).

Glimpses of local life caught through the window, moments of connection with your fellow passengers, the chance to slow down ...

On Jan. 28, 2004, a freight train hauling 119 empty grain cars and three locomotives was traveling from Pasco, Wash. to Great ...

I like every type of train journey, from luxury long-distance trips to short, scenic jaunts on public transport. Here are my ...

What’s needed for San Francisco to LA to happen is we’re going to need the federal partner to say, ‘Get that done.’” ...

Boxes of Nike sneakers by the railroad tracks might make a strange sight in rural Arizona. But they're a telltale sign of a train heist.

Commuters and travelers in the northwest of England were hit with major travel disruption Friday after a car plunged from a ...

The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...

In the final instalment of a four-part series on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), CNA finds out how the railway might ...

State and local laws prohibit trains from blocking intersections for lengthy periods, but it still happens. North Dakota state law says it’s illegal for train operators to “prevent vehicular use of ...

Our reporter took the ski train to Winter Park and now she’s counting down the seasons until the ride goes farther north ...