ELKO COUNTY, Nevada — One person died early Monday morning after falling off a freight train in eastern Nevada. The Elko County Sheriff's Office said emergency dispatch received a call around 4:35 a.m ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A man who was struck by a passing freight train in Salem has died in the hospital from his injuries. Around 6:40 a.m. on Wednesday, emergency responders were called to the ...

June 19 (Reuters) - A freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in a sparsely populated part of Nevada on Wednesday, forcing the closing of a major interstate highway, authorities said. The ...

In late July, the Department of Justice took up a cause it hadn’t touched since the late 1970s: It sued a freight railroad for delaying Amtrak trains. In the lawsuit, the DOJ alleges that on tracks ...

The agency that oversees the U.S. rail network thinks it has a plan to help freight trains switch from diesel to cleaner and less expensive electric power. A Federal Railroad Administration study on ...

Like any form of transport, trains come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. For public transportation purposes, more riders mean more fares and more income, and so it's a matter of accommodating as ...