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Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM connector, $229.99; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami sound decoder, $329.99. Add $10 ...

Some of the reasons why the world has not been able to quit coal are obvious, and some are less so. Coal is cheap and ...

Union Pacific is laying solid financial tracks by investing heavily in infrastructure upgrades and productivity-boosting projects. The company has committed $3.4 billion to capital projects and plans ...

A fiscal cliff and potential transit service reductions loom for Chicago and the suburbs as Illinois lawmakers determine what ...

In the summer of 1982, President Ronald Reagan declared that the United States would observe “Baltic Freedom Day.” The proclamation turned a grim anniversary — the Soviet ...

Union Pacific’s 99-year lease had come due. Up to 15 coal and other freight trains per day pass through the tunnel. The deal signed May 1 gives Union Pacific access to the tunnel for freight for ...

The 6.2-mile passage allows trains to travel between the Western Slope and Front Range. Under the 1926 lease, the railroad paid $12,000 per year to the state for use of the tunnel. Now, instead of ...

Union Pacific has a fair amount of debt, but it historically generates solid free cash flow and its overall balance sheet is healthy. At year-end 2024, the firm had total debt near $31 billion ...

WASHINGTON — Genesee & Wyoming short line Central Oregon & Pacific can take over local operations from Union Pacific in Eugene, Ore., as soon as Saturday, federal regulators have ruled. In a ...

San Diego Model Railroad Museum: Visitors to Balboa Park might be surprised to find a San Diego Model Railroad Museum. This attraction highlights 27,000 square feet of model trains and tracks.

The 28th Model Train Festival at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma runs through Jan. 1, delighting kids and adults.