Railroads are the most efficient transportation mode for moving goods on the earth's surface. Railroads are of particular importance for the movement of commodities that heavy and moved in bulk over ...

More Americans are turning to the train as gas prices reach their highest point since the war in Iran began. Brightline, the ...

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) on May 6 reported that 418 member railroads—out of some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Railroads used to be an inescapable part of American life: They employed lots of people and were the nation's largest industry by ...

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Did you know that railroads are the most profitable industry sector in America? No, that’s not a good thing. The threat of a paralyzing rail strike was narrowly averted on Thursday through last-minute ...

Major freight railroads are facing pressure to add sick days for their workers from a new front: An influential investment group says some of its members are pushing the measure that Congress declined ...

On May 10, 1869, the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads met in Promontory, Utah, and drove a ...

La Mesa’s early growth was shaped by rail—but not in the way the term “trolley suburb” might suggest. Unlike neighborhoods ...