The US economy can keep running without freight trains - but not for long. That is why the risk of the first national railroad strike in 30 years is so worrying to economists and businesses.A brief ...

U.S. passenger rail—including Amtrak, regional commuter lines, and urban transit systems—facilitates roughly 4.5 billion ...

Two of the largest US railroads, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, announced on Tuesday a plan to combine in a $72 billion deal that would create America’s first transcontinental freight railroad.

RAILWAY AGE, SEPTEMBER 2025 ISSUE: Imagine a future where autonomous freight trains in North America operate across long distances. This future is one the industry must consider if it wants to compete ...

CSX will lead off the rail industry’s third-quarter earnings season when it reports its financial results on Thursday ...

FreightCar America specializes in designing and producing a wide range of railcars, including open-top hoppers, covered hoppers, mill gondolas, and intermodal railcars. Based in Chicago and operating ...