Layton: When DC fails, private rail keeps moving

When operations depend on government staffing and appropriations, fragility grows. When operations depend on the private ...
KSTP

New crossing bells frustrating homeowners closest to Southwest Light Rail tracks

Light rail trains are at least a year away from beginning service on the Green Line Extension, but some of those who live ...
Opinion

Southern ports keep America moving. Don’t let a rail merger slow them: op-ed

A properly executed merger can drive innovation and fortify operations, but Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have yet to describe how their partnership would meet the STB requirement to enhance ...
Marketplace

Could slow-moving sleeper trains catch on in the U.S.?

A private company is envisioning something like a hotel on wheels to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco. But a private company thinks there’s another way to link the two cities by rail: slow-moving ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Hillside residents upset over freight train horns blaring overnight: 'We cannot sleep'

HILLSIDE, Ill. (WLS) -- People living near railroad tracks in west suburban Hillside are making some noise about freight train horns that blow at all hours of the night. Rail officials say they have ...
Los Angeles Times

Driverless freight trains? This L.A. startup is already testing them

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Los Angeles startup Parallel Systems has raised $100 million to develop autonomous, electric freight trains ...