OAK PARK, Ill. (CBS) -- Thieves targeted shipping containers on a freight train in Oak Park Thursday afternoon. Police received a report of people stealing from trains along the Union Pacific freight ...

As a major storm moved across the Midwest and East last week, railroads told customers they would alter train operations ...

Amtrak would lose its service preference in effort to ease freight congestion. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) WASHINGTON — A bill stripping government-backed preference given to Amtrak passenger ...

The proposed merger of Class I’s Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern is unlikely to significantly improve the fortunes of North America’s rail freight market, writes Railway Age Contributing Editor Jim ...

Police were investigating Tuesday after a freight train was burglarized in west suburban Bellwood, Illinois. This is far from the first time such a thing has happened. CBS Skywatch was over the scene ...

A $1.2 million grant will help Strasburg Rail Road grow its freight operations that serve farmers and businesses in and around southern Lancaster County.

Seven cars of a freight train transporting a number of shipping containers suffered a partial derailment early Sunday in East Syracuse, Syracuse.com is reporting. According to the outlet, the incident ...

According to Russian media reports, RZD is drawing up plans to sell a 49% stake in Federal Freight Co, the second-largest ...

Record imports over the last several months at West Coast ports, driven by the recent East Coast and Gulf Coast strike diversions and ongoing Red Sea issues, are leading to congestion on the rails, as ...

The United States marks its 250th anniversary this year — a milestone that invites reflection not just on our founding ideals ...

Jiangsu, another key export hub, saw the number of China-Europe freight trains originating from cities in the province increase to 2,123 with a cargo value of 30.32 billion yuan last year, up 7.6 ...