Have you ever watched a mile-long freight train rumble by and wondered how one locomotive can pull more than a hundred fully loaded cars? The locomotive weighs maybe 150 metric tons, and each car is ...

The MTA is beginning the process of replacing its older work trains with newer and more environmentally friendly ones. Only CBS News New York got the opportunity to ride the MTA's new battery-diesel ...

The Spring 2026 issue of Classic Trains, which has arrived in subscriber mailboxes, will be the final standalone issue of the magazine that for 26 years has explored the golden age of railroading. Our ...

Longtime Louisville & Nashville Railroad employee Charles Castner died last month at the age of 97. He co-wrote a book in ...

A battery-powered locomotive, second from right, helps pull a BNSF train in California from Barstow to Stockton in a test this year. (TNS) — Colossal freight locomotives are a fixture of the American ...

The Santa Fe 2926 rolled down the tracks under its own steam power after an ambitious 20-year volunteer-run restoration. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for ...