In 2021, the U.S. Congress directed the Secretary of Transportation to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – Transportation Research Board (TRB) ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is conducting a study of freight trains longer than 7,500 feet using an ad hoc study committee of experts. The period of performance is ...

The debut in late August 2025 of Amtrak’s long-awaited NextGen Acela trainsets for the Northeast Corridor captured media and rail industry attention at a time when Amtrak’s much larger—geographically ...

The World Bank's approach to supporting rail logistics focuses on enhancing the efficiency, sustainability, and resilience of rail transport systems globally, with a particular emphasis on shifting ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Following this week's deadly Amtrak train accident, 7 On Your Side Investigates examined how well transit companies are complying with a federal mandate to fully implement positive ...

Like any form of transport, trains come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. For public transportation purposes, more riders mean more fares and more income, and so it's a matter of accommodating as ...

A Parliamentary committee has raised concerns over the lack of increase in the speeds of long-distance trains over the years.

Spanning nearly 900 kilometres and directly connecting ports, industrial zones and logistics hubs, Etihad Rail’s freight network enables bulk and high-volume cargo to move on fixed schedules, on ...