A new train line proposed by Mexican officials would link the U.S. to Mexico along the southern border, connecting the ...

Even for a seasoned rail traveller, walking into the station in the Mexican city of Salina Cruz is an odd experience.

Now, the Maya Train — built during Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s 2018-24 presidency — has “a lot of passengers,” Sheinbaum ...

The recent arrest of a Mexican railroad worker, accused of helping smuggle people across the border on trains in Eagle Pass, Texas, has raised questions about plans to allow more trains operated by ...

The body of a 4-year-old migrant child has been recovered from a train wreck after a derailment occurred on the southern outskirts of Juárez, Chihuahua state officials said. A dozen migrants were ...

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen is sounding the alarm bell about the potential for Mexican railroad ...

U.S. freight rail traffic continued its recent downward trend during the week ending Oct. 18, 2025. According to statistics ...

For the first four weeks of the year, ending Jan. 25, 2025, North American carload and intermodal traffic was up 6.8% from the prior-year period, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported ...

Total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 498,462 carloads and intermodal units, down 1.3% compared with the same week last year, ...

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