Modern railroads often use continuous welded rail instead of the short sections and gaps that once produced the familiar clickety-clack sound. Temperature changes still make the steel want to expand ...

A smarter, competitive freight rail industry is reinventing the way it drives the nation forward. By Ian Jefferies, President & CEO, Association of American Railroads How can a train help support the ...

Modern railroads no longer need the old gaps that created the classic train “ta-tak” sound. Instead, rails are welded together with thermite, a reaction that pours molten steel into the gap and fuses ...

"Beginning with Frederick Douglass's escape from slavery in 1838 on the railroad, and ending with the driving of the golden spike to link the transcontinental railroad in 1869, this book charts a ...