CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 19-year-old was charged in the death of his own passenger after allegedly striking a Metra Electric train last week. The deadly crash happened last Wednesday at about 12:30 a.m ...

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The agency that oversees the U.S. rail network thinks it has a plan to help freight trains switch ... could partner with electric utilities to share risks and benefits of electrification projects.

A Chicago man was charged with reckless homicide in a crash with a South Chicago Metra Electric Line train on Feb. 12, 2025. Sun-Times file Share Moises Perez Metra An SUV driver was charged with ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed the project, officially named ‘Alto,’ at a press conference in Montreal, noting that it will span over 1,000 km and feature electric trains capable of travelling ...

Tengrinews.kz - Two new electric trains will begin operating around Astana to improve rail connections with the capital. Speaking at a briefing at the Central Communications Service, Deputy Chairman ...

A man who jumped onto a train roof in Perth’s southern suburbs is in critical condition after receiving an electric shock. Public Transport Authority (PTA ... As he did so, he hit an overhead ...

A Federal Railroad Administration study on mainline electrification recommends that the railroad industry develop a prototype ...

The journeyman lineworker, who competed for the first time at the 2024 International Lineman's Rodeo, works on the line in Hays, Kansas. This narrated article shares the story of Brittany Grammer, a ...

The containers from the port of Gothenburg to Jysk’s distribution centre in Nässjö are transported as far as possible using electric trains, after which electric trucks drive the containers the last ...