Our highway obsession costs hundreds of billions annually while Amtrak gets budget cuts—and the environmental toll keeps ...

The capital city is preparing for the "Big Boy" train to stop in town; some streets will be closed around the city.

Rail fans are reminded to stay at least 25 feet away from the railroad tracks, never walk on the tracks and follow other ...

Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, has been attracting record crowds across Pennsylvania as part of a historic coast-to-coast tour celebrating America’s ...

It’s a rolling, hissing piece of history that has been drawing huge crowds as it makes its way across the United States. And it’s headed for Berks County this week. Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014, ...

With the Fourth of July and the United States’ 250th anniversary soon approaching, the Chicago area’s commuter railroad is marking the occasion with a locomotive – manufactured by a LaGrange-based ...

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Much of the industrial cathedral that is Albuquerque’s Rail Yards has sat empty for nearly five decades. “In its heyday, it had about 1,400 people working here, and they ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Much of the industrial cathedral that is Albuquerque’s Rail Yards has sat empty for nearly five decades. “In its heyday, it had about 1,400 people working here, and they ...

WEST CHICAGO, Ill. – Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, is making its first tour of the East Coast as part of celebrations leading up to America's 250th ...

CHEYENNE, WY ‒ Under wide blue skies, the world's largest operating steam locomotive has begun chugging east toward Philadelphia and the nation's 250th birthday celebrations. Union Pacific's "Big Boy" ...