The model railroad industry relies on Asia-sourced parts and pieces for success and tariffs could spell disaster for this ...

David Popp sits down with the President and CEO of Walthers to dicsuss the effects of U.S. tariffs on the model train market.

News & Products for the week of April 28th 2025 Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about ...

If California’s politically influential labor unions get their way, the state’s freight trains would get shorter and potentially safer under a pending legislative proposal. But some Democratic ...

Haggard, who died in 2016, spoke to Fresh Air in 1995 about his love of trains. When he became a star, he acquired his own observation car. Now that coach is part of the Virginia Scenic Railway.

You know, it wasn't really all that hard. GROSS: What's the worst or the most surprising experience that you had on a freight train? HAGGARD: The worst? There was a lot of bad experiences.

He said that upon arrival, police found a freight train hauling corn had derailed near the railway crossing, and six train cars were overturned. There were no injuries and no hazardous material ...

East Japan Railway Co. plans to develop a cargo-only car—and possibly an entire train—for its Shinkansen services to increase freight transportation capacities, offering a speedy and expanded ...

The rail company’s first act was to begin using the LL brake shoe in freight trains. Approved in 2013, the LL is a brake lining made of composite plastic. Additional technologies, such as the Gigabox, ...