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The Union Pacific Railroad has filed a lawsuit against the family of a truck driver killed in a collision with a train.

Federal investigators are looking into a broken rail as the possible cause of a freight train derailment in Springfield on Thursday that killed a member of the train's crew.

Union Pacific Railroad trains will be moving faster between Goldfield and West Bend in the coming weeks, creating a need for people to concentrate on their safety near the tracks, veteran railroaders say.

Seneca County, New York, officials are getting on board with ideas to promote passenger train tourism.

Illinois RailNet will acquire two rail lines consisting of nearly 25 miles of track from The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) in Northern Illinois.

The Hawaiian Railway Society, in its October newsletter to members, reports that it has signed its annual contract with Pearlridge Center to run the Pearlridge Express Holiday Train, and is seeking volunteers to staff the service. "HRS will receive 65 percent of the proceeds earned from the train operations," said Karol Chordas in updating members on the project. "Each shift requires three people to operate the train, two engineers and a conductor."

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has sold about 15 pieces of rolling stock to other railroads, railroad museums and railroad equipment collectors.

With Music City Star commuter rail-line construction set to begin in about five weeks, some local governments are zeroing in on details to personalize their local rail stations and maximize economic opportunities.

Responding to Bexar County's demands for more safety, Union Pacific described to Judge Nelson Wolff the changes they're making after four recent train derailments.

Warren County, New York's growing tourist train could carry riders deep into the Adirondack wilderness if county leaders are successful in saving a 28-mile stretch of railroad tracks between North Creek and Tahawus.

Canadian Pacific Railway said on Thursday it has been notified that Elk Valley Coal Corporation has filed with the Canadian Transportation Agency an application for final offer arbitration in connection with rates charged by CPR for the movement of coal by rail from one of Elk Valley Coal Corporation's five coal mines in southeastern B.C., to the Port of Vancouver.

NJ Transit will study how it might extend its train platforms from Penn Station in Manhattan to a new station proposed at the city's main post office across the street.

Governor Ed Rendell is announcing seven-point-eight million dollars in capital budget funds for projects to help preserve rail-freight services and stimulate economic development across Pennsylvania.

A Union Pacific Railroad freight train derailed in Springfield, Illinois, early Thursday morning, killing a conductor who was pinned between a railcar and a fence, authorities said.

Railroad traffic -- both freight and passenger -- has increased to record levels in the United States during the past few years, and the railroad industry is in need of new technologies to help ensure the future of railway infrastructure and operations.

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Bumper corn and soybean crops are causing headaches for some Virginia farmers and the transportation terminals and dealers that handle those crops.

Closing arguments in a civil case against Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad were presented Thursday at the Grand Forks District Court.

With a Navy band playing patriotic songs, and the Navy color guard displaying Old Glory, CSX employees gathered at the company's downtown Jacksonville, Florida, headquarters to honor some of their own.

A machinist at Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway has died after an accident at the shop complex in Topeka, Kansas.

Noise and fumes from a tourist train that parks in Montpelier, Vermont, for two nights a week during the fall are bothering some residents.

The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) announced that Amtrak has joined the NAMWOLF Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program.

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Norfolk Southern, the Delaware Department of Transportation and the port of Wilmington announced that the $13.9 million rehabilitation of the Shellpot railroad bridge is largely complete, and the bridge is open for freight trains.

Rapid population and economic growth in Alberta over the last 10 years has made a high-speed rail link between Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta, feasible, says a new study by a transportation group.

Grande Cache Coal Corporation announced that it has completed agreements for rail transportation and port loading services for coal production from the Grande Cache operation.

Kansas City Southern and Grupo TMM, S.A. announced Wednesday that Mexico's Foreign Investment Commission has notified KCS of its approval of KCS' new application for authority to acquire TMM's interest in TFM, S.A. de C.V. ("TFM").

Amtrak's withdrawal from the new Penn Station project threatens to blow a massive budget hole in the plan and knock it off track, state officials said.

People are dying along the rails of Northeast Tennessee, and the company that owns the tracks wants to put an end to it.

Virginia transportation officials and CSX Corp. said Wednesday they have reached an agreement on how to use $65.7 million in state funds for rail improvements between Richmond and Washington.