In the past few years, the railway industry has been willing to at least consider technologies once thought to be unusual or unconventional—autonomous or semi-autonomous freight and passenger trains, ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - More than 60 years after the last passenger train left Eau Claire, plans are underway to restore rail service that could once again transform the Chippewa Valley. A loud ...

As the years rolled on, passenger trains became faster, safer, and more comfortable. In the 50 years between 1865 and 1916, the American rail network grew from 35,000 miles to more than 250,000 miles.

HELENA, Mont. — Following decades of penny-pinching, the first half of the 2020s appeared to be the beginning of a golden age for passenger rail investment in the United States. Since 2021, Amtrak has ...

According to the proposal, one day in the future, Detroit and Ann Arbor residents could hop on a train to Traverse City or ...

RAILWAY AGE JANUARY 2025 ISSUE: Should we welcome—or dread—2025? That is O’Toole’s Commentary on the infamous “Murphy’s Law.” Infamous anti-passenger rail activist Randal O’Toole did not originate it ...

A change in administrations in Washington and the departure of longtime railroad advocate Joe Biden doesn’t mean the end for passenger rail in the Lehigh Valley, according to advocates who met ...

A "heavy-rail" commuter train rolling from Denver Union Station to Denver International Airport approaches the Havana Street railroad crossing. The popular airport trains have stimulated ridership ...

In this photo from the Allen County Historical Society, an Amtrak passenger train makes a stop at the Lima station. Amtrak served Lima from 1975 to 1990. Courtesy of Allen County Historical Society ...

MANKATO — When an updated Minnesota statewide rail plan is written beginning this month, it won’t include any full-throated call by Mankato city leaders to bring passenger trains to the city. Other ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... PUEBLO — When lawyer Jim Koncilja saw China and Europe developing 200-mile-per-hour bullet trains, he wanted to revive the passenger rail service that once ...