Fifty years ago, three IBM System 370 mainframes powered a pioneering scheduling system run by the UK’s national rail operator, British Rail. Called Total Operations Processing System (Tops), when it ...

SunTrain wants to use the existing freight rail system to transport clean energy from wind farms and solar arrays to the grid. Now, there’s a company looking to address that problem with a simple yet ...

Freight trains criss-crossing the country carry cars of coal and tanks of oil and natural gas to power plants to help keep the nation’s electric grid going. Could freight trains haul electrons ...

A freight train takes over a mile to stop — which means when engineers see danger on the tracks, it's already too late. That’s why railroad crossings are packed with deceptively complex tech: relays, ...

RAILWAY AGE, SEPTEMBER 2025 ISSUE: Imagine a future where autonomous freight trains in North America operate across long distances. This future is one the industry must consider if it wants to compete ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Freight trains criss-crossing the country carry cars of coal and tanks of oil and natural gas to power plants to help keep the nation’s electric grid going.

Prayagraj: Dedicated freight corridor is set to be equipped with advanced indigenous train safety system ‘Kavach', marking a ...

Beijing’s metro could quietly carry freight during off-peak hours without new tunnels, a joint timetable–rolling-stock model ...

A BNSF freight train in Barrio Logan. (File 9hoto by Chris Jennewein/Times of San Diego) If California’s politically influential labor unions get their way, the state’s freight trains would get ...