SPENCER, N.C. — All six Class I railroads have now committed to participating in the America 250 Locomotive Celebration, set ...

The North Carolina Transportation Museum, Trains Magazine, and White River Productions today announced the America 250 ...

Ask Americans to name the great migrations that built the country and you’ll hear ...

Most Americans do not think much about freight rail until shelves are empty, prices rise, or supply chains break. Yet railroads move the food we eat, the cars we drive, and the materials used to build ...

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “250 Years of America,” a multipart series examining the innovations, breakthroughs and pivotal moments that have shaped the nation ...

HELSINKI, Finland — For once, I have a real train of thought. Rather, trains … plural. I’m in trains overload. Since I rode one Sunday to Tampere, Finland, I can’t stop thinking about them. With four ...

America’s shipping landscape stands on the brink of a dramatic transformation as two railroad giants announced a groundbreaking merger that could fundamentally change how goods move across the ...

" A Cartographica book"--Half-title. Map list -- Introduction -- Opening the trade routes -- First railroads, 1700-1830 -- Origins of the streetcar -- Rail track developments -- Harnessing the power ...

Transportation is never sexy, but it is an integral part of our economy. In 2024 transportation accounted for nearly $1.7 trillion or around 6 percent of U.S. GDP. While most of us do not realize it, ...

For decades, a patchwork of regional rail networks across the United States have been forced to grapple with the same headache: Interchanges, where cargo is handed from one rail line to another.