Eliminating the two-person crew requirement will allow railroad productivity to keep up with the challenge of autonomous trucks.

In 1940, drivers lined up for hours to be the first to drive on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which opened at midnight on Oct. 1 ...

The Los Angeles to Salt Lake line set the foundation for Las Vegas to connect to the country’s major rail hub of Chicago and to the rest of America.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike, built on the remnants of the South Pennsylvania Railroad, opened in 1940 as America’s first true ...

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

The rapid expansion of America's railroad system in the 1800s and early 1900s was driven largely by a small group of powerful businessmen. Here we profile 12 of the most influential railroad magnates ...

By a 50-47 party line vote in the Senate, David Armstrong Fink was confirmed Oct. 7 as the nation's 16th Federal Railroad ...

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.

New Federal Railroad Administration chief is a former Pan Am Railways president and fifth-generation railroader. The post ...

From Clint Eastwood's favorite train to historic buildings to taverns, Jamestown, California, is an excellent travel ...

The best vantage point to see America in all her breathtaking glory is through the panoramic windows of a train. But which ...