In railroad tracks, rail ties hold the rails in place and ensure that their separation does not change. Modern concrete ties ...

WASHINGTON — In 1981, while traveling on a corporate jet, Richard Bressler, the chairman of the Burlington Northern Railroad, hit on an idea: What if the technology used by airlines to track the ...

Google plans to work with the Federal Railroad Administration to add crossings. — -- A potentially life-saving new feature marking the location of railroad crossings will be integrated into ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — While there have been no deaths since Brightline reopened a little over a week ago, the rail line has a tarnished history of fatalities since it began three years ago.

Cheryl Marcell, CEO of the Railroad Museum Foundation, and Denton Kelley, managing principal at LDK Capital, stand near the two shops buildings that could become the California State Parks Railroad ...

A railroad worker died over the weekend after he was struck by a remote-controlled train in a CSX railyard in Ohio, raising concerns among unions about such technology. The death highlights the need ...

WASHINGTON — Only a handful of railroads are close to meeting a deadline this year to install safety technology that can prevent many crashes, including derailments due to excessive speed like the ...

RAILWAY AGE, AUGUST 2021 ISSUE: Is “new” always better? Does it have intrinsic value? Not necessarily. A significant part of my multi-decade railroad (now post-retirement consulting) career has ...

No one had intended to make railroad history on May 5, 1998. It’s just that there was a shortage of locomotives in Phippsburg, CO. Instead of the usual five locomotives, only four were available to ...