Wondering what you might have missed this week in the rail industry? Look no further. The following are the best-performing TrainsPRO stories for the week of July 3, 2026, presented by the editors of ...

Pilot flags — The flag of the current state Big Boy is traveling in is displayed on the fireman’s (left) side of the pilot. In this case, Big Boy is in Indiana, its first venture into the Hoosier ...

Union Pacific Railroad will pay a $155,234 penalty for sending toxic waste in Oakland to a landfill that wasn't authorized to accept it, among other violations, under a settlement announced ...

The Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive will roll onto the tracks near Philadelphia's Navy Yard​ and be on public ...

A train traveling on Union Pacific tracks struck and killed a pedestrian in Salem on June 24, police said.

Sacramento hosted railroad legends on a cross-country tour for America's birthday.

A woman who fell asleep on train tracks in Houston's Fifth Ward saw her $73 million jury award thrown out Tuesday, after a Texas appeals court ordered a new trial in the case. The Court of Appeals for ...

A Union Pacific train struck a person officials called a trespasser near Gresham on Sunday afternoon, the railroad said. The person suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to a nearby ...

City officials have taken an important step to push for changes from the railroad company responsible for Portland’s worst traffic nightmare. The city filed a notice of intent June 12 to comment on a ...

The world’s largest operating steam locomotive — Union Pacific’s No. 4014, nicknamed “Big Boy” — is making its way to the Navy Yard of Friday and the train is visiting Philadelphia as part of the ...

A union representing mechanics and other shop workers on both the Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific railroads issued a statement Tuesday opposing the merger of the two companies. The International ...

Engineer Ed Dickens and Manager 2 Austin Barker talk about Union Pacific's famed Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, during its stop in Cheektowaga on Wednesday, June 10, ...