Railroad

Local, state, and federal transportation departments have teamed up with local police, Amtrak and the nonprofit organization Operation Lifesaver in a…

The volunteer crew at the Wabash, Frisco and Pacific Railroad Association in far west St. Louis County is back on track after it was almost derailed by…

When it comes to successfully or unsuccessfully governing and managing communities, leadership decisions can make or break a city or region.St. Louis has…

With the arrival of spring, there's typically an uptick in accidents near railroad tracks.This afternoon law enforcement teamed up with the rail industry…

Union Pacific Railroad is urging hunters to resist the temptation of hunting near railroad tracks.The company says its tracks often run through newly…

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is urging railroad companies to conduct frequent track inspections to prevent rail derailments resulting from heat-related track…

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) wants public input on a $1.3 billion plan for improving and expanding rail service across the state.The…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 2, 2011 - As Amtrak, the nation's passenger railroad service, turned 40 on Sunday, it had reason…