Railroads

America's freight rail industry plays a significant role in driving the national economy. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Op-Eds

Preserve a balanced approach to regulating rail

September 27, 2016 4:03 am

Last month, Amtrak ordered new trains for the Acela route — because the trains Acela riders still think of as

Infrastructure

Amtrak’s imperiled success story

Nicole Gelinas -

September 20, 2016 1:22 pm

It’s a rare situation in which the oil industry and refiners want the Obama administration to issue more regulations to clarify who is the boss and to guard against another industry's imposition. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Oil industry asks Obama to tell railroads who’s boss

John Siciliano -

August 12, 2016 9:50 pm

The 36-page report says Metro officials knew of problems with the rail system but did not stop trains to fix the flare-ups. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

News

Feds hand Metro a failing report card

Anna Giaritelli -

August 8, 2016 10:48 pm

The Obama administration issued a proposed rule Thursday establishing new

Energy and Environment

Feds: Shale oil trains must plan for ‘worst case’

John Siciliano -

July 14, 2016 5:37 pm

This railroad relies entirely on government funding and will likely never be completed. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Op-Eds

California’s bullet train on the track to extinction

Chuck DeVore -

June 25, 2016 4:02 am

The engineer accelerated to 106 mph as his train went into a sharp curve with a 50 mph speed limit, investigators said at an NTSB hearing convened to pinpoint the cause of the May 12, 2015, tragedy. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

NTSB blames distracted engineer for deadly Amtrak crash in Philadelphia

Associated Press -

May 17, 2016 4:17 pm

Politics

Tempers flare at congressional hearing over Metro

Anna Giaritelli -

April 13, 2016 9:43 pm

Columnists

Michael Barone: The tragic deterioration of Washington’s Great Society Subway

Michael Barone -

April 10, 2016 4:17 am

Amtrak said in a statement that the passenger car had 341 passengers on it, and that it derailed after it

Politics

Amtrak employees killed when train derails near Philadelphia

Dan Friedman, Pete Kasperowicz -

April 3, 2016 2:16 pm

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