Here’s some background information about major rail accidents since 1900. Notable International Rail Accidents January 1915 – Guadalajara, Mexico: More than 600 people die when a train derails into a ...

The region's waters were a common means of escape from slavery, in addition to land-based networks of the Underground Railroad.

Train lovers, take note: this tiny Ohio town serves vintage vibes, classic rail charm, and a feel-good stop you will want to repeat.

Experience engineering brilliance at this Pennsylvania landmark, where craftsmanship and innovation are on full display.

You’ll roll past working cattle ranches where actual cows do actual cow things, wetlands teeming with birds who haven’t read ...

One of the most historic sites on Merritt Island is not a town, but a canal. Early Indians, explorers and settlers called the narrow strip of land "The Haulover," because canoes and small boats were ...

Most towns try to keep freight trains away from their boutiques, but Midway, Kentucky decided that’s exactly where they ...

Canadian Pacific Kansas City took the wraps off its America 250 locomotive today, becoming the first Class I railroad to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial with a specially painted locomotive. “This ...

When massive freight trains loaded with tanks roll past civilian towns, most people assume it’s unusual. It isn’t. From the first troop trains of the 1830s to World War II’s armored rail fortresses, ...

Metra Southwest Service has resumed after a freight train derailed in Chicago Ridge early Wednesday morning. The derailment took place near Ridgeland Avenue and Central Avenue around 4:30 a.m, and ...

A freight train derailment in the southwest suburbs shut down roads, disrupted Metra trains, and even impacted local businesses. The derailment occurred early Wednesday morning in suburban Chicago ...

Photos of the Mansfield train derailment. More than a dozen cars were derailed on Thursday morning. Photo courtesy of Aaron Flaum on Facebook A freight train derailed in Mansfield Depot on Thursday ...