The Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Dec. 24 reported that total U.S. rail traffic was 487,138 carloads and ...

Total U.S. carload and intermodal traffic for the week ending Dec. 13, 2025, dipped 1.4% from the same point last year, ...

The nation's freight railroads are going to be able to try relying more on technology and inspect their tracks in person less often after the federal government approved their waiver request on Friday ...

Rails to Trails Conservancy is hosting its Celebrate Trails Day on April 26. This annual spring celebration of America’s trails, which Rails to Trails has organized since 2013 on the fourth Saturday ...

SEVEN VALLEYS, Pa. (WHTM) — Giving new meaning to the term “riding the rails,” a York County railroad offers a bit of an adventure. “It’s rail bikes,” Robert Zion said. “Bikes that ride on the ...

North American freight rail is undergoing a quiet transformation. After decades of incremental consolidation, the industry now faces a strategic question: who benefits most from cross-border trade ...

A section from West Dayton into Trotwood is planned as the last local leg of the Great American Rail Trail Five Rivers MetroParks, in collaboration with Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, is working to ...

After the disastrous Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in February, a bipartisan rail safety bill gained momentum among Rust Belt senators, with Sherrod Brown (D-OH), J.D.