Driverless freight trains on Southern California rails? This L.A. startup is already testing them

Parallel Systems, a Los Angeles-based company that launched in 2020, is developing an autonomous, battery-powered train to ...
The Eno Center for Transportation

Eno Hosts Rail Experts for Freight Rail Webinar

October 31, 2025 - The Eno Center gathered freight rail experts to discuss how innovation, investment, and policy can strengthen rail’s efficiency, resiliency, and competitiveness in the 21st century.

Hillside residents upset over freight train horns blaring overnight: 'We cannot sleep'

People living near railroad tracks in west suburban Hillside are making some noise about freight train horns that blow at all ...
Railway Age

Multiple Factors Impacting Amtrak Long-Distance Trains

The debut in late August 2025 of Amtrak’s long-awaited NextGen Acela trainsets for the Northeast Corridor captured media and rail industry attention at a time when Amtrak’s much larger—geographically ...
Colorado Public Radio

Where does all the coal traveling next to I-25 go?

For nearly two decades, Bob Cone has wondered about the seemingly endless stream of coal trains he hears near his home in Larkspur. They amble southbound near Interstate 25, and he falls asleep to ...