Self-driving freight trains are already running in the US

A train that drives itself might sound like the future, but it’s already happening. A Los Angeles startup named Parallel ...
Brattleboro Reformer

Freight train locomotive catches fire in downtown Bellows Falls

BELLOWS FALLS — The locomotive of a freight train from Berkshire & Eastern Railroad caught fire Monday night as it was approaching downtown Bellows Falls. Bellows Falls Village Fire Chief Shaun ...
KLTV

NTSB chair says new locomotive camera rule is flawed because it excludes freight railroads

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Passenger railroads nationwide will now be required to install video recorders inside their locomotives, but the head of the National ...
WGN-TV

Metra BNSF trains back on the move after freight train derailment in Aurora

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. AURORA, Ill. — Commuters in the western ...
Trains

Locomotive, equipment failures still plague Amtrak routes: Analysis

At a time when travelers may be searching for alternatives to flying, given massive airport security lines, Amtrak passengers continue to experience their own significant disruptions. Problems include ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

San Diego freight trains continue running despite threat of San Clemente landslides

Freight trains, unlike passenger trains, have resumed running across the tracks beneath a San Clemente landslide that continues to threaten San Diego County’s only rail link with the rest of the ...