The fight over an abandoned stretch of railway in Queens reflects a national debate over whether unused track should become parks, transit lines, or both.

It was never easy to build a railroad in Colorado. As the highest territory in the continental United States, Colorado was filled with an estimated 4,391 mountain peaks, deep river gorges, severe ...

Fewer Pennsylvanians ride the state's rail these days, but a network of train lovers work like locomotives to preserve the commonwealth's rich railroad heritage. Craig Sansonetti, president of the Ma ...

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 ...

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