Gauge, which indicates the length between the train track rails. The gauge of an O scale train is 1.25 inches or 1¼ inches. The most popular train sizes are O scale and HO scale – HO stands for ...

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A witness has told CBS 58 about the aftermath of a reported Monday morning trail derailment near Hartford.John Leverance tells our team, "It looked bad, from what I could see.

Five years ago, the average Union Pacific freight train was 8,000-feet long. Today, it’s more than 9,000 — with many extending as long as 15,000-feet.

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Train- and rail equipment maker Alstom says it’s installing new-generation digital circuits that send data through rails to help operators better track and maintain the movement of freight and ...

SPRUCE PINE, N.C. — In a trip through western North Carolina’s mountains, railroad tracks are now snarled – ripped from the ground. Some remain suspended, hanging from the mountainside.

An investigation is underway after a railroad caught fire in Lawrenceburg late Sunday night.It happened on AEP Drive around 11:45 p.m., when a passerby noticed flames on the railroad tracks.

The Reno City Council voted 4-1 Wednesday to approve a new ordinance that would make enforcement of trespassing near railroad tracks easier. Council member Jenny Brekhus voted in opposition.

A man who had been sleeping on train tracks survived after being hit by a train — but it took almost two hours before rescuers could free his left hand, which was "entangled" in an axle.

The abandoned Rahway Valley Railroad tracks in Union County are one step closer to becoming a multi-use trail system with an infusion of $1.5 million from a federal program dedicated to “non ...