Most aspiring rail engineers learn in classrooms, far removed from the massive machines they will one day help design, inspect and operate.

U.S. railroads including CSX Corp , Union Pacific and BNSF are moving to recapture freight from truckers as tightening trucking capacity and rising road-haul rates bolster rail's competitive position.

PLANT CITY, Fla. — A freight train derailed overnight in the Dover area of Hillsborough County. The derailment happened near Turkey Creek Road and Durant Road. Five train cars on the CSX train ...

Metra Southwest Service has resumed after a freight train derailed in Chicago Ridge early Wednesday morning. The derailment took place near Ridgeland Avenue and Central Avenue around 4:30 a.m, and ...

Morning commuters' travel plans were thrown off track after a freight train derailed in Chicago Ridge. The company said a CSX train derailed at about 4:24 a.m. It caused damage to the railroad ...

A freight train derailment in the southwest suburbs shut down roads, disrupted Metra trains, and even impacted local businesses. The derailment occurred early Wednesday morning in suburban Chicago ...

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An 18-year-old from Geneva died on Sunday after being struck by an eastbound freight train near the Western Avenue grade crossing, the Geneva Police Department said on Monday. At around 9:51 p.m., ...

MANSFIELD, Conn. -- A freight train derailed Thursday in Connecticut, sending cars carrying flammable liquid propane into the water, though officials say they don't appear to be leaking. Local and ...

Photos of the Mansfield train derailment. More than a dozen cars were derailed on Thursday morning. Photo courtesy of Aaron Flaum on Facebook A freight train derailed in Mansfield Depot on Thursday ...

MANSFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A freight train derailed Thursday in Connecticut, sending cars carrying flammable liquid propane into the water, though officials say they don’t appear to be leaking. US ...

MANSFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A freight train derailed Thursday in Connecticut, sending cars carrying flammable liquid propane into the water, though officials say they don't appear to be leaking. Local and ...