When a freight train more than two miles long comes to a stop, it can paralyze entire neighborhoods. Five years ago, the average Union Pacific freight train was 8,000 feet long. Today, it's more than ...

Freight train length has been a growing topic of discussion, and concerns about the safety risks of running longer trains have captured the attention of policy makers and the public. According to ...

What if a single country had so many train tracks that they could circle the Earth several times? The nation has built the ...

When American freight trains delivered cargo after World War II, the steam-belching beasts commonly had seven people aboard _ an engineer, a conductor, up to four brakemen and a fireman. Since then ...