USA: New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Finance Committee has approved the $2·3bn purchase of 316 Alstom M-9A electric multiple-unit cars.

The Long Island Rail Road’s decades-old M-3 railcars are finally headed for retirement — and some sleek, modern replacements ...

We are working on a new special issue! Classic Toy Trains’ next special interest publication features 14 layouts you can visit across the United States, from the The Choo Choo Barn, the Chicagoland ...

The Long Island Rail Road will receive a modern boost with the addition of nearly 200 M-9A railcars to the fleet in the next ...

A rail security watchdog is praising the Trump Administration for holding up the import of components meant for the ...

It is only the second engineers strike in the agency's 42-year railroad history. NJ Transit bus service will remain in operation throughout the state, and the agency has plans to enhance bus ...

Trees and bushes were planted along the CN railroad line at Higgins Road in Rosemont, under a community beautification grant program. Courtesy of Village of Rosemont ...

The Nathan and Polly Johnson home – run by the New Bedford Historical Society – is the first home where Frederick Douglass lived as a free man. The historical society offers tours of the home.

MTA Metro-North Railroad has added a seventh GE P32AC-DM (dual-mode) locomotive to its Heritage Series fleet, all of which are “a celebration of Metro-North’s rich history,” according to President ...

A decades-long effort has been realized with the opening of a new affordable housing community in New Haven, Connecticut. The 56-unit Curtis Cofield II Estates not only brings needed housing options ...

This article was originally published with the title “Bridge Building--The Bridge of the Hart Ford, Springfield and New Haven Railroad over the Connecticut” in Scientific American Magazine Vol ...

This article was originally published with the title “New Railroad Cars” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 4 No. 39 (June 1849), p. 305 doi:10.1038/scientificamerican06161849-305b ...