The April 3, 1909 Portsmouth Herald described a wreck between Passenger Train 29 from Boston and switching engine No. 483. The crash at the foot of Langdon Street near North Mill Pond could be heard ...

President Joe Biden's executive order targeting the maritime and railroad industries, among others, calls for enhancing competition for shippers. One of the issues that the July order directs the ...

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) will hold a public hearing March 15-16 to consider finalizing a long-pending, shipper instigated rulemaking that could loosen the standard for imposing a ...

40th Annual Quest for Quality Awards: Service stars in the new era of collaboration Which carriers, third-party logistics providers and U.S. ports reached the pinnacle of service excellence over the ...

Let me clarify one fact right off the bat: I am not a spokesperson for Norfolk Southern, but I did retire from there after nearly four decades of employment. As a 9-year-old boy in the 1950s, I laid ...

As the calendar turns to a new year, the rail industry remains laser focused on improving safety and reliability, with innovation and quality at the center. Jason Riggs, vice president of quality and ...

Following a cancellation last fall due to the federal government shutdown, the Department of Transportation’s Surface Transportation Board (STB) said this week it has rescheduled its public hearing ...

Voltify, a start-up, has a bold ambition to convince U.S. Class 1 railroad companies to switch to battery-electric power. Powering locomotives using batteries rather than diesel would save U.S. rail ...

Chicago’s suburban Metra train uses fire to clear ice from its busiest switch. The heater works better than passive hot air blowers on the large area of switches. Switches must make contact for trains ...