Parallel Systems is only in the early innings of testing its self-propelled, autonomous flatcars on Genesee & Wyoming short ...

Two migrants were found dead in a shipping container on a train the authorities stopped east of Uvalde, Texas, on Friday, according to local police. One other person was left in serious condition ...

For the last 200 years, freight trains haven’t changed much; massive locomotives still move relatively dumb freight cars. Certainly, rail fans could argue that plenty has changed—they’re not ...

Now many of the cars are “intermodal container cars,” transported by ship, truck and rail and sealed as tight as tuna cans. Other railcars “are closed and refrigerated cars,” Bosse said ...

In January, Union Pacific tested a 3.5-mile long ",monster", train, ... each push-pulling a 6000-foot "consist" of double-stacked container cars.

You've Never Seen Anything Like This Railroad Tank Car Implosion By Kyle Russell 2013-08-09T19:17:00Z ...

Sept 4 (Reuters) - Canadian National Railway Co will invest a third more this year than it has in recent years to expand and upgrade its fleet of rail cars and containers, prompted by strength in ...