A group representing the nation’s freight rail companies said Wednesday that newly released data show last year was the safest year on record for the industry. The Association of American Railroads ...

Cargo theft cost U.S. Class I railroads more than $100 million in 2024, the Association of American Railroads said, calling for more federal efforts to address the problem and more effective ...

Bipartisan bills introduced in Congress over the past week aim to strengthen safety requirements for rail carriers hauling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NJ Transit's ALP-45 locomotive is an example of dual-mode power. (Photo: Stuart Chirls/FreightWaves) The agency that oversees the ...

With 2025 on the horizon, the lingering uncertainty around trade policies could significantly affect importer strategies and bottom lines. Our trade specialist offers a few suggestions to get ready.

The United States marks its 250th anniversary this year — a milestone that invites reflection not just on our founding ideals but on the practical systems that turned a young nation into the world’s ...

Two of the largest US railroads, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, announced on Tuesday a plan to combine in a $72 billion deal that would create America’s first transcontinental freight railroad.

RAILWAY AGE AUGUST 2025 ISSUE: Artificial Intelligence is a controversial subject—though not for railroads when it comes to safety, if used properly. The North American freight rail industry needs ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Human errors and track defects caused more than 3,000 rail accidents over the last decade, killing 23 people and injuring nearly 1,200. Yet federal railroad regulators failed to ...