For the first time since Helene, a train passes through NC's Old Fort Loops

The 146-year-old railroad through rugged mountainous terrain is the last to reopen after the storm slammed Western North ...
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Norfolk Southern to give Amtrak trains priority over freight, US Justice Dept says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that Norfolk Southern has agreed to give all Amtrak passenger trains the "highest priority" over freight trains. The settlement with ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Bellwood freight train burglary latest in rise of cargo thefts statewide; Metra UP-W service resumes

BELLWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- It's the type of crime that spans nearly two centuries, back when the railroad was first built: thieves stealing cargo from freight trains. A Union Pacific West freight train ...
Daily Herald

‘Riding the Rails’: WTTW unveils the mystery, history and romance of the region’s trains

Trains captured Geoffrey Baer’s heart early on. Growing up in Highland Park, “we were one house away from what was back then ...