John G. Kneiling, by profession a consulting engineer, wrote Trains Magazine’s Professional Iconoclast column for many years. His column called out perceived problems with the rail industry and ...

An Amtrak spokesman confirmed yesterday that tests on urine samples provided by the crews of both trains that collided Friday near Chase produced no evidence of alcohol or drug abuse. Spokesmen for ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Failures at every level, from both Conrail and first responders, contributed to a dangerous situation during the Paulsboro train derailment and chemical spill in 2012, but the ...

An Amtrak passenger train collided with three Conrail engines Sunday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 175. It was the worst accident in Amtrak`s history in terms of fatalities. Rescue teams ...

A sudden stop sent part of a freight train off the tracks, closing down the track for most of Saturday. The two people on the 96-car Conrail train – an engineer and conductor – were not injured.

The new Reading and Blue Mountain Northern Railroad Co. of Hamburg has bought nearly 129 miles of track — much of it running through the coal mining regions of Schuylkill County — from Conrail for an ...