trains

2 years after Greece's deadliest train crash, victims and families await answers

3:59pm February 27, 2025

On Feb. 28, 2023, a passenger train and freight train collided, leaving 57 dead. New evidence suggests many may not have been killed by the crash itself, but by a fire that followed.

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National

Train hoppers ride the rails across America — and you can tag along

5:00am February 17, 2025

Civil War-era hobos hopped trains to find work. Content creators hop trains with their GoPros. Hitching rides on the railroad is an American tradition.

National

Two years after derailment, toxic chemicals still roll through East Palestine

7:11am February 03, 2025

Two years after derailment, toxic chemicals still roll through East Palestine.

Trains, tracks, and tradition: Lionel celebrates 125 years of Christmas fun

6:00am December 18, 2024

Lionel trains turns 125, celebrating more than a century of holiday magic. From historic models to smartphone-controlled locomotives, these iconic toy trains continue to captivate kids and collectors alike.

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Passengers await to board an NC Piedmont trains a regional passenger train operated by Amtrak and the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The train runs daily round trip service between Raleigh and Charlotte.

Transportation

New study shows North Carolina rail's economic impact

3:41pm February 27, 2024

by David Ford

North Carolina rail services generate billions of dollars for the state economy and provide environmental benefits according to a new NCDOT study.

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Transportation

Winston-Salem gets $500,000 for passenger rail study

3:14pm December 07, 2023

by Paul Garber

It’s been decades since Winston-Salem has had regular passenger rail service, but a new grant could be a step toward bringing it back.

Rescuers and others stand after two passenger trains collided in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh state, India, Sunday, Oct.29, 2023.

World News

A passenger train slams into another in southern India, killing 13 people

4:39am October 30, 2023

by The Associated Press

The incoming train slammed into a stationary train in Andhra Pradesh state's Vizianagaram district, causing a derailment of at least three rail cars, senior railway official said.

People watch at the site where trains that derailed, in Balasore district, in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, Sunday, June 4, 2023.

World News

A signaling error appears to have caused the train crash that killed 275 in India

9:29am June 04, 2023

by The Associated Press

The derailment in eastern India that killed nearly 300 people and injured hundreds more was caused by an error in the electronic signaling system that led a train to wrongly change tracks.

The Los Angeles skyline is seen above the Union Pacific LATC Intermodal Terminal on Tuesday.

California becomes the first state to adopt emission rules for trains

5:57pm April 27, 2023

by The Associated Press

California approved a rule limiting rail pollution to aggressively cut greenhouse gas emissions in the state's latest move to establish itself as a global leader in the fight against climate change.

Two badger cubs are seen in the Szeged Game Park in Szeged, south of Budapest, Hungary, on April 12, 2006. Badgers burrowing under rail tracks have halted trains in the Netherlands, forcing lengthy cancellations on at least two lines.

World News

Burrowing badgers have halted some train service in the Netherlands

4:38pm March 21, 2023

by The Associated Press

Badgers burrowing under rail tracks have forced lengthy cancellations on at least two lines. Rail operators have to get permission to move the protected animals before repairs can begin.