BRAINERD — A BNSF Railway engine caught fire Wednesday, Feb. 11, while traveling west on the tracks from Brainerd into Baxter. The Brainerd Fire Department responded to the engine fire at 10:25 a.m.

Smoke and steam billowing from locomotives parked at BNSF Railway’s maintenance yard near West 39th Street has some residents worried about what’s ending up in their air. “For more than seven years, ...

BNSF launches intermodal service between Salt Lake City, Utah, and California, and breaks more records at the Southern California ports. Also, Ed Dickens, Manager of Union Pacific’s (UP) Heritage ...

It was 175 years ago today, Feb. 12, 1849, that the Illinois General Assembly chartered the Aurora Branch Railroad, a six-mile-long track between Batavia, Ill., and West Chicago. Chugging along with ...