Amtrak has turned down a private company’s proposal for a transcontinental passenger train that would have included an ...

New Jersey’s legislature has passed a rail regulation bill including a two-person crew requirement for trains carrying ...

NJ Transit has joined the growing number of railroads and transit agencies with locomotives decorated to mark the 250th ...

The North Shore Railroad Co., operator of six Pennsylvania short lines, has introduced a new paint scheme for SW1500 No. 2238 ...

The Atlas HO REA steel express reefer, part of the Master Line, is offered in new road numbers and paint schemes.

Learn more about the Athearn Genesis HO EMD FP45 diesel locomotive in this product review from Model Railroader magazine.

Amtrak could face problems in operating its NextGen Acela and Airo trainsets because some new maintenance facilities will not ...

The 6,692-page merger application that Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern submitted to federal regulators last week ...

Railcar manufacturer FreightCar America has acquired parts distributor Carly Railcar Components, the companies announced ...

Rail transit had quite a year in the U.S. … and not in a particularly good way. Financial, equipment, and labor issues all ...

Trains’ annual review of the year’s top stories begins today, in a new, slightly abridged format. After several years of addressing the top 10 stories of the year, we’ve trimmed the list slightly.

Amtrak intercity trains carried more travelers at higher prices in 2025 than in previous years, but the company managed to ...