John G. Kneiling, by profession a consulting engineer, wrote Trains Magazine’s Professional Iconoclast column for many years. His column called out perceived problems with the rail industry and ...

The unions call it a lockout and the railroads call it a strike. Whatever it`s called, the in-your-face brinkmanship that led to Wednesday`s shutdown of the nation`s rail network typifies the brand of ...

Amtrak, the nation’s passenger rail system, and Conrail, the dominant freight railroad in the Northeast, face the threat of a strike that most likely would begin in June. Although a strike could come ...