Railroads

In this Oct. 19, 2016, file photo, then Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom affirms he no longer opposes California's high-speed rail plan.

Editorials

Trump delivers Gavin Newsom a high-speed lifeline

May 18, 2019 4:00 am

Railroad officials and employees celebrate the completion of the first railroad transcontinental link in Prementory, Utah on May 10, 1869. The Union Pacific's Locomotive No. 119, right, and Central Pacific's Jupiter edged forward over the golden spike that marked the joining of the nation by rail.

Beltway Confidential

150 years ago, the day America started a grand party — too soon

J. Mark Powell -

May 10, 2019 4:05 am

Magazine - Life & Arts

The tracks of history

Jamie Dettmer -

April 26, 2019 12:00 am

The U.S. freight rail network accounts for 40 percent of all freight moved in the U.S. by ton-miles. (Ryan Soderlin/Omaha World-Herald via AP)

Op-Eds

As policymakers embrace transportation innovation, rail gets the cold shoulder

Ian Jefferies -

April 15, 2019 4:00 am

Infrastructure

Rail unions, railroads at odds over crew size mandate

Diana Stancy Correll -

April 5, 2019 4:00 am

An Amtrak passenger train carrying dozens of GOP lawmakers to a Republican retreat in West Virginia struck a garbage truck south of Charlottesville, Va. No lawmakers were believed injured, but it at least one person in the truck was said to be seriously injured. (Allison Wrabel/The Daily Progress via AP)

News

NTSB reveals marijuana behind GOP train crash

Daniel Jativa -

March 23, 2019 2:13 pm

In this Jan. 25, 2019 photo a Southwest Airlines jet moves on the runway as a person eats at a terminal restaurant at LaGuardia Airport in New York.

Op-Eds

Trapped in a union: Trump administration works to change the rules for rail and airline workers

Russ Brown -

March 7, 2019 5:00 am

A group of Central American refugees and asylum seekers, led by the non-profit humanitarian organization Pueblos Sin Fronteras (People Without Borders), ride 'The Beast' freight train in Matias Romero, Oaxaca state, Mexico.

Immigration

New migrant caravan relying on ‘Beast’ train to get through Mexico for free

Anna Giaritelli -

March 7, 2019 1:09 am

A British Transport Police vehicle is seen at Waterloo Railway Station, after three small improvised explosive devices were found at buildings at Heathrow Airport, London City Airport and Waterloo in London.

Foreign Policy

Three IEDs found in London

Zach Halaschak -

March 5, 2019 6:18 pm

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., appears at a hearing.

News

Durbin: Worker fall on circuit board caused major Amtrak outage

Susan Ferrechio -

March 1, 2019 7:10 pm

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