The diesel-electric locomotive has been a mainstay of freight railroads and many passenger railroads for over a century. These locomotives have proven to have a great mix of power, fuel economy, and ...

A railroader’s dedication doesn’t end when they retire; their connection to the industry lasts a lifetime. Sam Bailey, a retired Santa Fe and BNSF locomotive engineer, singlehandedly restored a ...

Taylor Thomas was diagnosed with severe asthma at the age of 7. Growing up in Long Beach, California, she needed inhalers and nebulizers and often had to miss recess. Still, Thomas said it wasn’t ...

Built in 1914 by the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad, the Chesterton Freight Station has seen many "adaptive reuses" since the last freight wagon rolled up to the sliding doors. Restaurants, ...

In this July 1966 photograph taken by Henry Koch, Nickel Plate engine 779 is pushed into its exhibit space in Lincoln Park. The steam engine, which was rolled out in May 1949, was the last produced by ...

SPENCER — Train enthusiasts young and old were allowed to man the controls to an old diesel locomotive on Saturday as part of the North Carolina Transportation Museum’s “At the Throttle Diesel” event.

Modernizing our country's rail system, if done right, can create thousands of family-sustaining jobs. Some of those jobs would manufacture cleaner, safer green locomotives, the future of rail ...