(CNN) — 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 ...

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 ...

The US economy can keep running without freight trains - but not for long. That is why the risk of the first national railroad strike in 30 years is so worrying to economists and businesses.A brief ...

In January 1987, two freight trains barreled toward each other on the same track near Chase, Maryland. The engineer of one train had been using drugs and ignored multiple warning signals. Moments ...

A continued downward trend in import volumes, which is driving tighter assessment of accessorial fees as ports seek to ...