On this day, Jan. 4, in 1987, an Amtrak train that had left the District collided with Conrail engines in Baltimore County, killing 16 people. Conrail engineer Ricky Gates had been smoking marijuana ...

John G. Kneiling, by profession a consulting engineer, wrote Trains Magazine’s Professional Iconoclast column for many years. His column called out perceived problems with the rail industry and ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A portion of Interstate 95 northbound near the Betsy Ross Bridge/Aramingo Avenue Interchange in Northeast Philadelphia is closed Monday night for an emergency bridge repair, the ...