Sierra Northern Railway has acquired the assets of locomotive builder RailPower LLC as part of its efforts to develop ...

It’s interesting how the southwest metropolitan area of the Twin Cities grew into a patchwork of cities, but there might have been more today if a few more places had survived. Today, we consider them ...

Norfolk Southern says they're working on the railroad bridge the spans the James River at Mayo Island. The work should be ...

California short-line freight railroad plans to build its hydrogen locomotive technology on RailPower's proven platform, supporting zero-emission rail solutions.

Environmentalists file lawsuits to delay or stop construction, while liberal California judges too often rule in favor of the ...

More than 150 years after the gold rush first began, some Americans are still digging for riches all over California.

I like every type of train journey, from luxury long-distance trips to short, scenic jaunts on public transport. Here are my most memorable trips.

Discover the 10 longest train journeys worldwide, from the Trans-Siberian to Vivek Express, offering stunning landscapes, ...

Sunday afternoon, The Paradise Center hosted another "Conversations with ..." which is an ongoing series that brings authors, experts and notable people to both inform residents and engage them in a ...

James Marshall made a discovery that would forever change the trajectory of California. In a creek near the town of Coloma, a remote community wedged in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada ...

California's Sierra Nevada mountains are the state's ... the 1867 construction of the Central Pacific railroad over the mountains, and the first ice harvesting in the Basin in 1868.