South Africa sets world’s longest freight train record, Amtrak Starlight and Zephyr trip report, locomotive fire stops UP ...

Record fuel prices are pushing freight off US highways and onto trains, helping railroad companies rake in higher revenue and profits as shippers look for ​cheaper ways to move goods long distances.

Intermodal and commodity traffic helped U.S. freight railroads to strong volume gains in the latest week data.

Share prices of freight railroads CSX, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern rose Thursday after the companies reported that higher fuel prices are prompting shippers to shift loads to rail from trucks.

North American transborder freight hit $160.6 billion in August 2026, up 22.6% year-over-year, driven by stronger activity at U.S. borders.

U.S. weekly rail traffic again showed a robust gain over 2025 levels, with volume for the week ending Oct. 17, 2026, up 8.5% over the same week last year. According to Association of American ...

In West Virginia, you know the sound of a train. You heard it rolling through the hollows at night. You waited on it at the ...

The latest weekly rail traffic numbers show a significant intermodal volume surge, propelled by high diesel fuel prices and ...

Total transborder freight: $160.6 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, increasing 22.6% compared to August 2025 Freight between the U.S. and Canada: $66.3 billion, up ...

For as long as the U.S. has been a nation, one of the core divides socially, economically, and politically has been the one ...

Commentary: Consumer groups say it’s a mistake to make it harder for rail to innovate. Adding regulations, however good the intentions, adds costs.

When it comes to its proposed merger with Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific seems increasingly intent on monopolizing not only ...