Motorists passing a freight train caught a derailment on camera in El Mirage, Arizona. Footage here, filmed by Instagram user ...

Inbound and outbound Metra BNSF trains are back on the move Monday, after an inbound Metra train hit a vehicle in Hinsdale, the commuter rail said. Hinsdale police shared video on Facebook of the ...

El Mirage Police spokesperson Ian Takashige said it happened at the BNSF Railyard near Grand Avenue and Thompson Ranch Road ...

Caitlin Gregory and a friend were stopped at a red light near Grand Avenue and Thompson Ranch Road on Tuesday when they saw ...

HINSDALE, Ill. (WGN) — A driver suffered minor injuries Monday after a Metra BNSF train crashed into an SUV partially stopped on the tracks in the western suburbs. Just before 11:45 a.m., Hinsdale ...

As 2026 begins, and with Trains’ top railroading story of 2025 announced on the final day of the just-completed year, we ...

MoDOT has found a solution to reopen northbound U.S. 169 after a bridge was hastily closed last month. Here’s how it will ...

Bend’s low railroad bridge near Murphy Road claimed another victim Monday afternoon, when an enclosed semi-truck struck the ...

A driver suffered only "very minor" injuries when their SUV was struck by a Metra BNSF train in Hinsdale on Monday morning. Metra posted an alert that trains were stopped and extensive delays were ...

Aerial view of the train derailment at the BNSF Railway yard in El Mirage on Jan. 6, 2026.

While it is impossible to summarize the rail industry’s year in a single article, there were certain key stories and themes worth highlighting. Given the amount of material, let’s get right to it.

The stories covered a host of topics from a highway overpass, to business changes, a tragic court case, school board votes, ...