Smithsonian Photo Contest Galleries Photographs selected by Jeff Campagna Text by Tracy Scott Forson Just like bridges enable cars to cross rivers and lakes, raised tracks allow trains to travel ...

Australia's busiest rail network will open its gates for fare-free travel to make up for commuter headaches when an overhead wire failure caused days-long delays.

If you want to know how trains operate smoothly, ask the experts — the railroaders themselves. Things happen for a reason in the real world. Take switch-stand locations. Railroads hate to have ...

Monster Train 2 is the opposite of the Ship of Theseus. How few things can you change and still have a game that feels like it’s progressed? That’s the question I approached Monster Train 2 with.

However, the driver of Rajdhani Express noticed the obstruction on the track and applied the emergency brakes, bringing the train to a halt. He then removed the wooden block and the earthing wire and ...

Track Trump, a tool created by Y Combinator President Sam Altman and his team, is here to keep you up to date on Trump's progress in the White House by highlighting the promises he's made for his ...

Agency CEO says wage increase for rail engineers will not impact fares or taxes New Jersey Transit rail engineers were back at work Tuesday after ending a three-day strike Sunday over wages. NJ ...

No car was involved in this incident. Officials believe the group was on the train tracks during the collision. The four involved may have traveled to the area with a much larger group, as the mayor ...

Canadian National Railway has closed the tracks near the town of Edson after a low-speed collision derailed several cars. Two trains sideswiped each other around 7 a.m. Sunday, the railway confirmed.

Five hundred coaches in the 175 trains were cleaned, track switches were checked, locomotives were fueled and rust had to be knocked off 475 miles of track. “The trains were the least of our ...

A Brightline train fatally struck a person in Riviera Beach on May 14. The incident occurred near the intersection of Blue Heron Boulevard and President Barack Obama Highway. This is one of ...

I recently took out my old toy trains that have been packed away for about 25 years. The tubular track sections that were brand new back then now have black marks on them. How do I clean them and get ...