The conductors pulled up the steps, the familiar call of “all aboard” was heard and, on a Sunday morning 35 years ago, the ...

John G. Kneiling, by profession a consulting engineer, wrote Trains Magazine’s Professional Iconoclast column for many years. His column called out perceived problems with the rail industry and ...

Read full article: WATCH LIVE at 10 a.m.: A conversation with Volusia County’s education, safety leaders Crash blocks SR-528 near Christmas. OMAHA, Neb. – As freight trains have grown longer, the U.S.

OMAHA, Neb. — As freight trains have grown longer, the U.S. has seen an increase in the number of a type of derailment caused by the forces of railcars pushing and pulling against each other, the ...

Principal Lecturer, Subject Area Lead in History, University of Portsmouth At 9.45pm on September 10 1874, two trains collided head-on at the village of Thorpe St Andrew, two miles east of Norwich.

They called it The Crash at Crush, a fully planned spectacle that drew a ballpark's worth of curious onlookers, because back on Sept. 15, 1896, folks didn't have smartphones, televisions, footballs, ...

Freight train length has been a growing topic of discussion, and concerns about the safety risks of running longer trains have captured the attention of policy makers and the public. According to ...

Mahoning Valley Railroad Heritage Association Secretary Mike McCleery uses a specialized grinder to remove surface rust from Old 301, the Youngstown Sheet and Tube engine at the Canfield Fairgrounds.