BRAINERD — A BNSF Railway engine caught fire Wednesday, Feb. 11, while traveling west on the tracks from Brainerd into Baxter. The Brainerd Fire Department responded to the engine fire at 10:25 a.m.

WESTMONT, Ill. (WLS) -- Train service on the Metra BNSF Line has been disrupted Tuesday morning after a train hit a pedestrian near Westmont, Metra said. Metra said train #1207 struck a pedestrian and ...

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Thanks to two focus areas – dwell reduction and velocity increases – and our operating teams’ commitment, 2025 was one of BNSF’s best in service. Here’s how we did it and what a few of our customers ...

The Altoona (pictured, top) is the latest locomotive in the NS Landmark Series, which pays tribute to the communities—and railroaders—“who keep America moving.” The Class I unveiled the unit on Feb.

President Donald Trump is hosting an event at the White House Wednesday to tout how "Clean Beautiful Coal," he says, is America’s most reliable and affordable energy source. The president will be ...

Mr. Trump is trying to revive coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel. At the White House, coal executives awarded him a trophy as the “Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal.” By Brad Plumer Reporting ...

Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump welcomed lawmakers, industry leaders, and hardworking miners from across the country to the White House “Champion of Coal” event. There, he signed an Executive ...

President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to secure long-term power purchase agreements with coal plants for military installations. The president said he also directed the Department of Energy to ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday directing the Department of War (DOW) to work directly with coal-fired power plants on new long-term power purchasing agreements, arguing the ...

Amtrak is rolling out a fleet of fancy new trains, and Oregon riders at the front of the line to try them out. The rail company gave a first look at its new Airo class trains at a media event Tuesday ...

President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to purchase more coal-based electricity, drawing the U.S. military into his campaign to subsidize a heavily polluting fossil fuel that is struggling to ...