In 2027, the U.S. railroad industry will mark 200 years, a milestone few other industries can claim. In 2026, Railway Age ...

The historic "Big Boy" steam train will be making its final passes through Illinois as it heads back west. Here's where to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Nexamp In central Illinois, a former coal mine has been repurposed to produce solar electricity, showing how retired ...

Kentucky power plants burn heaps of coal ― more than 20 million tons each year, enough to fill a freight train stretching from Louisville to Los Angeles. But it has been a decade since the majority of ...

WHITSON, Ala. - Norfolk Southern's export metallurgical coal business is getting a significant boost with the completion of Warrior Met Coal's Blue Creek Mine near Whitson, Ala., northwest of ...

Springfield's history is tied to the steam locomotives, with the largest remaining steam train coming into town this weekend.

The Powerton Generating Station in Pekin will now close in 2029, a year later than originally planned. This extension is due to a Trump administration directive that repealed an Obama-era ...

A bicyclist was hit by a Metra train in suburban Schaumburg, Illinois, on Thursday morning. Police said the 37-year-old man was riding a bike when he was hit by the train around 7:20 a.m. He was taken ...

The Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA), Railway Age’s 2020 Short Line of the Year, in October will offer roughly 500 additional railcar positions dedicated to storage-in-transit service ...

Coal-fired power generation seen rising by 1.5-2% this year Power sector coal consumption forecast to increase 3% El Nino to boost air conditioning, potentially cut hydropower China's power demand to ...