The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at UC Berkeley, George Dantzig—a first-year graduate student—copied two problems ...

OMAHA, Neb. — The proposed $85 billion merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads has lost the support of two of their biggest unions that represent more than half the workers because they ...

The Wilmington & Western Railroad has decorated its historic trains for special excursions in December. The Santa Claus Express features visits and photos with Santa. The Holiday Lights Express offers ...

Maximillian Alvarez: What’s going on with this merger? Why should people care about it? And from a worker perspective, what is this going to mean for you guys and for all of us? This is not good for ...

Union Pacific says the $85 billion merger would serve the public interest and win federal approval by unclogging Chicago, the cradle of American railroading and still its biggest and most notorious ...

Rail Minister Lord Hendy has given the clearest indication of what the upcoming rolling stock and infrastructure strategy will contain, and the thought processes behind it. The new strategy, set to be ...

BEAR, Del. (WPVI) -- The Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office has determined that an explosion that occurred Saturday afternoon in Bear, Delaware, was accidental. The blast took place at approximately ...

Louisville is now home to a new railroad service that provides key transportation for companies to the western part of the U.S. Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific, two of the nation's most prominent ...

Union Pacific Chief Executive Jim Vena defended the railroad's merger on an earnings call Thursday. (Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg News) Union Pacific defended its proposed $71.5 billion railroad merger ...

Simplex Trading, a Chicago-based firm, announced the appointment of Dennis Kerlin as its new chief compliance officer. The proprietary market-making firm works with advanced technology and software to ...

The iconic steam whistle will soon echo in northern Delaware as the Wilmington & Western Railroad is plotting to get back on track with rides starting this fall. "We're Back!" Wilmington & Western ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Great Lakes Central Railroad has a new owner with plans to better serve existing rail customers, add new ones and invest in track maintenance. Watco, an equity investor in Great Lakes ...