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 ...

Despite the proven success of bullet trains in countries like Japan and France, the United States has yet to adopt this ...

Amtrak is also not the only company providing inter-city passenger rail services in America. In Florida Brightline, a private ...

Union Pacific announced a deal to merge with Norfolk Southern, a combination that would create the nation's first coast-to-coast freight railroad. - Brandon Bell/Getty Images Two of the largest US ...

There have been a number of catastrophic train crashes in recent years that may seem to have been isolated incidents. But, it turns out, they are connected in an important way. They illustrate a ...

The Last Spike 1881, a painting by Thomas Hill, depicts the ceremony held at Promontory Point, Utah, on May 10, 1869, marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. Politicians love a ...

WASHINGTON – The Dec. 31 deadline to install automatic braking on trains only requires the largest railroads to operate on a majority of their routes by the end of the year, industry officials said ...

A partial government shutdown is underway, raising questions for travelers about how flights, trains, cruises and national parks may be affected.

A feat as worthy as man walking on the moon 50 years ago came almost one century before that monumental achievement when East met West. On May 10, 1869, a golden spike driven into the connecting ...

DURANGO, Colo. (KRQE) – Two popular attractions are up for a national award. The Cumbres Toltec Scenic Railroad and the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad are both nominees for USA Today’s ...

(CNN) — 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 ...