The proposed merger of the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railways would leave farmers with fewer transportation options and vulnerable to shipping cost increases at a time when balance sheets ...

I’ll never forget my first stargazing train ride a few years ago aboard the Sky Railway’s ‘Stargazer’ service in my hometown, Santa Fe, New Mexico. As a dark sky expert and a self-professed railway ...

A union representing mechanics and other shop workers on both the Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific railroads issued a statement Tuesday opposing the merger of the two companies. The International ...

I remember southern Africa’s old-fashioned sleeper trains, with their wooden carriages and “grand” dining cars, from my childhood in what was then Rhodesia in the 1950s and 1960s, said Matthew Parris ...

Transformations of American democracy are typically measured by constitutional amendments and federal legislation. But one of the most consequential occurred when Black Americans decided to vote with ...

There’s no better way to explore Canada’s vast and awe-inspiring wilderness in style than taking a summer train journey. From the untamed beauty of British Columbia and the magnificent Rocky Mountains ...

With its dramatic moors, mountains, seashores and lochs, Scotland is one of the most scenic countries in the world for train journeys. But the country’s journey to rail titan had a modest start: the ...

The Surface Transportation Board is not moving forward with its assessment until the railroads send further information. Collector coins labeled “The Great Connection,” referring to the proposed ...

The Surface Transportation Board has unanimously accepted Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s merger application for consideration after finding the rail companies’ second attempted application ...

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These include rail journeys that have lottery booking systems with years-long odds of success, accept fewer than three dozen passengers per departure, and operate almost entirely by word of mouth.