In 2027, the U.S. railroad industry will mark 200 years, a milestone few other industries can claim. In 2026, Railway Age marks 170 years—well, 194 […] ...

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

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 ...

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 This extension is due to a Trump administration directive that repealed an Obama-era ...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 ...

Image Credit: ABC 7 Chicago / YouTube. The timing could not have been more unfortunate. A 37-year-old bicyclist was struck by a Metra commuter train Thursday morning at the Schaumburg Metra Station in ...

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 ...

The NYMR’s train now has a 10,000-gallon diesel tank instead of its eight-ton coal tender - Charlotte Graham One of the largest heritage railways in the UK has stopped using coal in one of its steam ...

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 ...