The U.S. Senate today (Aug. 7) confirmed the nomination of Karen Hedlund for a second term on the Surface Transportation Board. Hedlund was renominated by President Donald Trump on May 11, 2025. Her ...

To unlock additional article views, enter your email address. Sign Up By signing up for email, you will receive newsletters, special offers, and occasional third-party promotions from Trains.com and ...

Canada’s Alto high-speed rail project, which is currently in the process of determining the exact route for the Toronto-Montreal-Quebec City project, is running into growing local opposition along its ...

Point-to-point layouts replicate realistic railroad operations, focusing on the journey of moving a train from an origin to a destination… ...

Model Railroading Layouts, Tips, Techniques, & More – Plus Online Benefits: Track Plan Database & Workshop Webcam ...

THOMASTON, Conn. — The Railroad Museum of New England will celebrate its 30th anniversary with “Celebrate 30” events Sept. 25-27,… SPENCER, N.C. — All six Class I railroads have now committed to ...

The original Pennsylvania Railroad ran from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. Much of its subsequent expansion was accomplished by leasing or purchasing other railroads. Construction began in 1847. Two ...

A Long Island Rail Road train of Kawasaki M9 cars arrives at New Hyde Park in November 2022. A second Presidential Emergency Board has made its recommendations in an ongoing labor dispute between the ...

Two Horizon trainsets used in Hiawatha service are coupled back-to-back in Amtrak’s Chicago coach yard Wednesday afternoon, March 26. To the left is the rear of the Lake Shore Limited equipment and ...

Minton Cronkhite, Yuji Kato, and Sydney Pritchard are posthumous recipients of this year’s award from National Model Railroad Association The Pioneer in Model Railroading award was developed by the ...

Soo Line history involves numerous subsidiary railroads. Seemingly hidden away in the north-central U.S., the Soo Line and its affiliated Wisconsin Central Railway did not receive the attention ...

On SAL’s Silver Meteor, crossing the Trout River approaching Jacksonville, Fla., in 1964, coaches and a tavern-observation brought up the rear. The Seaboard’s beginnings date to 1832, when the ...