Morning commuters' travel plans were thrown off track after a freight train derailed in Chicago Ridge. The company said a CSX train derailed at about 4:24 a.m. It caused damage to the railroad ...

Jan. 1, 1983 marked the official end of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad name, as the company had officially been consolidated into the corporation Americans now know as CSX Transportation. The ...

A previously undocumented Underground Railroad site has been discovered inside the 1832 Merchant’s House Museum in Manhattan, revealing what researchers say is the earliest known location of ...

Five Republicans are competing in the March 3 primary race for Texas railroad commissioner. The winner will be on the ballot in November along with the only Democratic candidate, Jon Rosenthal. Here ...

Read Jim Wright's Republican primary candidate questionnaire for the Texas Railroad Commission. Note: The USA TODAY Network only edited the response to comply with journalistic standards and did not ...

NEW YORK -- A hidden chapter of history that was quietly waiting in plain sight has just been uncovered in New York City, concealed behind a second-floor dresser at the Merchant's House Museum.

Production of this article included the use of AI. It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists. A hidden passageway linked to the Underground Railroad has been discovered inside a ...

A passageway hidden below a dresser at the Merchant’s House Museum had long been a mystery. Then researchers learned that the home’s original builder was an abolitionist. By Remy Tumin In 1832, Joseph ...

Read Katherine Culbert's Republican primary candidate questionnaire for the Texas Railroad Commission. Note: The USA TODAY Network only edited the response to comply with journalistic standards and ...

“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 ...