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

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 This extension is due to a Trump administration directive that repealed an Obama-era ...

From a tower looking out over Inner Mongolia’s Dalad Banner clean-energy base, hundreds of thousands of blindingly bright solar panels extend in every direction to meet undulating desert dunes. For a ...

If you’ve ever thought that the main problem with restaurants is that your food doesn’t travel far enough before reaching you, 2Toots Train Whistle Grill in Glen Ellyn has solved that issue ...

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 ...

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 ...

DOLTON, Ill. (WLS) -- A driver was hospitalized after his van collided with a freight train in the south suburbs on Monday night. The crash happened in Dolton near East 142nd Street and Pennsylvania ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — The love of trains was full steam ahead at the Decatur Civic Center Saturday. After a five year break, the Decatur Train Fair rolled back into town this weekend. The event has ...

Train trips have a way of making a simple day off feel like a tiny vacation. No steering wheel. No parking hunt. No sitting in traffic while your coffee gets cold. Illinois makes that easier than many ...

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 ...