Step onto the platform of the Reading Railroad Heritage Museum in Hamburg, Pennsylvania, and you’ll swear you can hear the distant whistle of a steam locomotive coming around the bend. This unassuming ...

The real Reading Railroad wasn’t just a square on a board game – it was the lifeblood of eastern Pennsylvania for over a century, and this museum tells its story with an authenticity that’s ...

Coal is one of the most important energy sources on Earth. Read about the top 10 largest coal mines in the world and ...

A model crafted by a 92-year-old man to mark the 200th anniversary of a rail line is the "star of the show" at a model rail ...

This story was originally published by Big Pivots. During the last decade, plans were made to retire two coal-burning units in Colorado, one in Pueblo and the other in Craig, by the end of 2025. Now, ...

The West Virginia nonprofit Coalfield Development will give new purpose to a former industrial site in the Westmoreland ...

Billed as the largest monthly event of its kind in the world, the Great Midwest Train Show lived up to its name Sunday at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton. With more than 500 tables of new and ...

NEW KENT COUNTY, Va. — New photos show crews are making progress cleaning up and restoring the rail line damaged when a CSX freight train derailed in rural New Kent County last weekend. CSX officials ...

A train derailment last Saturday dumped coal and diesel fuel into wetlands near the Chickahimony River in Virginia, and nearby residents and environmentalists worry that the contaminants could flow ...

Union Pacific, a freight rail company, is accused of violating California law after train cars spilled tons of coal last year into the Sierra Nevada's largest river. On Feb. 11, 2024, a train with at ...

Amtrak service to Newport News, Va., is suspended through Nov. 1 as a result of this Oct. 25, 2025, derailment of a CSX coal train. New Kent County Sheriff’s Office RICHMOND, Va. — Amtrak service ...