The Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Dec. 24 reported that total U.S. rail traffic was 487,138 carloads and ...

Total U.S. carload and intermodal traffic for the week ending Dec. 13, 2025, dipped 1.4% from the same point last year, ...

The nation's freight railroads are going to be able to try relying more on technology and inspect their tracks in person less often after the federal government approved their waiver request on Friday ...

Rail freight has been below 2024 levels for eight consecutive weeks, according to the Association of American Railroads.

I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised by the responses I got when I told people I’d just completed a three-day bike ride across a large chunk of northern Indiana. “Wow,” most said, with just a hint ...

SEVEN VALLEYS, Pa. (WHTM) — Giving new meaning to the term “riding the rails,” a York County railroad offers a bit of an adventure. “It’s rail bikes,” Robert Zion said. “Bikes that ride on the ...

Rails to Trails Conservancy is hosting its Celebrate Trails Day on April 26. This annual spring celebration of America’s trails, which Rails to Trails has organized since 2013 on the fourth Saturday ...

A section from West Dayton into Trotwood is planned as the last local leg of the Great American Rail Trail Five Rivers MetroParks, in collaboration with Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, is working to ...

North American freight rail is undergoing a quiet transformation. After decades of incremental consolidation, the industry now faces a strategic question: who benefits most from cross-border trade ...

After the disastrous Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in February, a bipartisan rail safety bill gained momentum among Rust Belt senators, with Sherrod Brown (D-OH), J.D.

The proposed $85 billion merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads has lost the support of two unions that ...

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- North American Rail Solutions is pleased to announce that Steve Schmotzer has joined the company as chief development officer, succeeding David ...