The Chicago-based Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) has announced it will host its annual Winter Meeting January 13 ...

A man has died after being struck by a freight train near the Louise M. Slaughter Train Station on Wednesday morning. READ ...

The freight industry, which includes trucking, rail, maritime shipping, air, logistics, and warehousing, has faced a downturn ...

A thriving rail industry is foundational for the U.S. economy. Since the 1800s, railroads have powered the U.S. by hauling ...

After 20 years as an aerospace engineer, including 13 years at SpaceX, Matt Soule sought a new transportation challenge he could channel into a startup. He chose electric battery autonomous freight ...

Fifty years ago, three IBM System 370 mainframes powered a pioneering scheduling system run by the UK’s national rail operator, British Rail. Called Total Operations Processing System (Tops), when it ...

A landscaping worker killed in a crash last month had virtually no warning that a freight train was coming before it hit ...

Autonomous all-electric train cars may soon help deliver freight more effectively, thanks to Parallel Systems.

Houston, Tex.-based HyOrc Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Cincinnati, Ohio-based Zeltech ...

A mega-merger of railroads would have to reverse a slow years-long market for freight to produce growth touted by Union ...

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is encouraging railroads, rail shippers, cities and counties to apply for up to $4 million in state grant funding for projects that enhance freight rail ...

In 1989, a runaway freight train tore through a California neighborhood in one of America’s most shocking rail disasters. This documentary uncovers how the train lost control, the devastation it left ...