Like any form of transport, trains come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. For public transportation purposes, more riders mean more fares and more income, and so it's a matter of accommodating as ...

Thousands of model train enthusiasts once again made the pilgrimage to West Springfield for the “Railroad Hobby Show” put on by the Amherst Railway Society.

The Itasca Fire Protection District is building a second station. Bensenville is rethinking how it dispatches police cars and ambulances. Wood Dale firefighters are learning new train detection ...

BNSF accounts for a third of rail industry's NOx emissions Aging locomotives contribute to high pollution levels Rail industry resists adopting clean technologies due to cost concerns Dec. 14 (Reuters ...

A $1.2 million grant will help Strasburg Rail Road grow its freight operations that serve farmers and businesses in and around southern Lancaster County.