Editor at large Arnie Weissmann recently spent time in Tayasal National Monument, a work-in-progress excavation of a Mayan ...

Samuel McIlhagga ventures deep into the Mexican countryside to discover how rampant wildfires have intensified local tensions, inspired questionable replanting schemes and seen high-powered rail proje ...

Mexico’s Tren Maya is a 1,554 km rail megaproject designed to connect the Yucatán’s biggest tourist hubs with inland Mayan sites, while reshaping the region’s economy. This video breaks down the ...

“Unless you’re leaving first thing in the morning, that drive can be brutal with traffic,” said LA-based photographer Justin James Agoncillo. “In a region where we’re so used to driving everywhere, ...

The California Zephyr is the longest train route in the U.S., traveling 2,438 miles from Chicago to the Bay Area through the Rockies and Sierra Nevada over 43 hours. The train passes some of the ...

Photos of the Mansfield train derailment. More than a dozen cars were derailed on Thursday morning. Photo courtesy of Aaron Flaum on Facebook A freight train derailed in Mansfield Depot on Thursday ...

MANSFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — A shelter in place has been issued for Mansfield residents in a half-mile radius of a train derailment involving a flammable liquified gas fuel Thursday morning, according to ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Metra spokespeople confirmed to WGN News that a pedestrian was struck by a train during its evening commute on Thursday. The condition of the pedestrian struck is unknown at this time.

Train travel in the United States is taking a sharp turn toward luxury. Beginning in January 2026, a new private rail option brings exclusive-use luxury cars onto some of the most visually striking ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- It was another record-setting year for ridership on North Carolina's state-subsidized Amtrak trains. For the fourth straight year since the Covid-19 pandemic, a record number ...

CLARE, Mich. (WNEM) - Community members are invited to participate in a survey on a new intercity train service with several stops in mid-Michigan. The North+South Passenger Rail Project would connect ...