The Steam Railroading Institute (SRI) announced it has been selected as one of four recipients of grants from the Curwood Festival Committee.

Bob Bainter is something of a rules guy. On the job with BNSF, he’s a manager of Operations and Safety Training based out of Cicero, Ill. He’s responsible for ensuring that Transportation ...

Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) executives on the company's third quarter earnings call moved to dispel any doubt that they are "all in" on switching the company's operations to precision ...

Since February's major train derailment in Ohio, freight rail safety has come under scrutiny. Many rail workers blame a relatively new business model: precision-scheduled railroading. It's one of the ...

Knee-jerks are part of business, one of the risks of doing business. As for knees, like most people, I have two of them, and as for jerks, I’ve been one, on occasion. I remember my own knee-jerk after ...

“Precision scheduled railroading” isn’t a household phrase, but even people with little interest in the railroad will recognize signs of it. The commuter waiting longer at a blocked railroad crossing, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo: Mitchell Horner) The model railroad industry, along with other hobby sectors, faces an existential crisis as Trump ...

Starting with a 23-year stint in financial roles with Cummins, the local Fortune 150 company, Harter rose to director of finance for the Engine Division. With his strong business acumen, Harter also ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Close your eyes and picture this. It’s Christmas morning in the 1970’s and you’re five years old. The morning light begins to crest through your window and you burst from your bed and ...