For Amtrak and rail advocates, the ridership boom is both a warning and an opportunity. Air travel continues to deteriorate, ...
The Union Pacific Railroad announced last week in a press release that it has reached an $85 billion agreement to acquire rival Norfolk Southern, creating what will be the first coast-to-coast freight ...
A thriving rail industry is foundational for the U.S. economy. Since the 1800s, railroads have powered the U.S. by hauling ...
More than 170 years after the first GOP platform called for “a railroad to the Pacific Ocean,” the first company to span by rail the Lower 48 is chugging into view. The Union Pacific Corporation is ...
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