Railroad merger will be good for taxpayers and roads. Here's why | Opinion

Faster, more efficient movement of goods and less highway damage from trucks make the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern make ...
The Sentinel

PennDOT seeks public input on ’25 state rail plan

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation on Thursday held a virtual public meeting to gather feedback on the 2025 Pennsylvania State Rail Plan, a document that lays out how freight and passenger ...
Mass Transit

PA: PennDOT seeks public feedback as it considers expanding Pittsburgh's rail options

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's first statewide rail plan since the COVID-19 pandemic outlines several long-term infrastructure proposals that could make it ...
Trains

Reading & Northern offers $10 million for Luzerne County, Pa., rail lines

The Reading & Northern Railroad has made a $10 million offer to purchase about 60 miles of rail lines owned by the Luzerne County (Pa.) Redevelopment Authority — property currently the subject of ...
Lehigh Valley Live

Probe underway in Allentown freight train collision as rail line reopens

Local police and Norfolk Southern are investigating the cause of a collision between one of its freight trains and a tractor-trailer Tuesday morning in Allentown, authorities said Wednesday. An ...
Penn Live

After toxic crash at Ohio-Pa. border, railroads fail to join safety program

Two and a half years after a derailed train spewed toxic gases across eastern Ohio, none of the nation’s largest freight railroads have fulfilled promises to join a voluntary federal close-call ...