More than any other historical event, the opening of the Erie Canal, on Oct. 26, 1825, set Chicago on the path to becoming ...

On a warm Saturday afternoon in 1920, a freight and passenger train traveling on the old "Ma & Pa" railroad collided head-on, ...

A woman was flown to an area hospital Thursday after her car was crushed by an oncoming freight train in Andover, Massachusetts. Shrapnel from Marines anniversary demonstration detonates over ...

Rail equipment lessor GATX Corp. on Tuesday reported lower North American profits as expenses grew faster than revenue during ...

A trail derailment involving a freight train prompted an investigation in the City of Industry, officials confirmed Thursday. The train’s four rail cars came off the tracks at 7 a.m. in the rail yard ...

A car involved in a traffic collision in Riviera Beach Oct. 1 narrowly avoided being hit by two trains, police said. According to a police statement, three cars were involved a crash that occurred ...

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 ...

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Fifteen freight train cars derailed Thursday in Industry, but no injuries were reported. The derailment occurred at 7:23 a.m. along Union Pacific tracks near the 17000 block of Arenth Avenue, ...

JACKSON, Mo. (KFVS) - Patriot Rail donated four vintage railroad freight cars to St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway in Jackson. However, the cars are currently in Mississippi, so a fundraiser ...

What are the greatest train movies of all time? Trains have been a part of cinema history since almost the very beginning; ...

A woman who died last week after being hit by a freight train in Antioch was a transient, authorities said Tuesday. The collision that killed 34-year-old Leighann Kingsbury happened on Oct. 7 about 8 ...