When Deary, Idaho native Isaac French's dad saw an abandoned train car on a neighbor's farm, he knew there was potential for something great. The car, built in the 1900s, had been sitting in the same ...

Historian David Cecelski looks in this photo-essay in his “Working Lives” series, at several photographs that feature workers on a railroad that old timers called the “Old Mullet Road.” ...

In 2020, Isaac French, 27, and his family purchased a train car that had been sitting abandoned on a neighbor's farm in Deary, Idaho. They paid just $3,000. Train car number 306 was built in the 1900s ...

Merry Christmas, Santa!” The greetings echoed outside the 112-year-old Minersville train station Saturday morning, as ...

Antiquated equipment and rickety old train cars sparked a rise in problems for subway riders last year that continued into the first half of 2025, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli wrote in a report ...

The question: Should Amtrak's corroded railcars been replaced more than a decade ago in Wisconsin? Earlier this spring, widespread cancellations on Amtrak routes between Chicago and Milwaukee hit ...

Next time you hop on Metra, you may not need to stop for that cup of coffee before you board. Metra is considering reviving an old concept with a new flair — a café car. Just about every day, people ...