Bill Flood, DEEP’s media relations manager, said 14 train cars derailed, and the cars were carrying flammable fuel. Mansfield Fire Chief John Roache said crews were conducting air monitoring and, as ...

In December 2006, a freight train carrying grain derailed in Mansfield near the Coventry line, according to past reporting from the Journal Inquirer. Two cars tipped over, with grain spilled, and ...

Approximately 14 railcars of a New England Central Railroad (NECR) train went off the tracks shortly after 9 a.m. in ...

The state Department of Transportation will host an online public meeting on Feb. 19 on the long-sought restoration of ...

New York City is the sort of place most people might feel familiar with even if they’ve never been there since it shows up in everything from TV shows to songs. So we’ve gathered some fascinating ...

The board of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will vote this week to confirm Kathryn Garcia as the executive director and Jean Roehrenbeck as the deputy executive director of the agency.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's ability to finish projects on budget will become more crucial as federal, state ...

As I reported on Aug. 27, 2025, Andy Byford, New York’s beloved “Train Daddy,” is back in town. He earned his local fame (which enhanced his already global reputation on the rail ...

As I reported on Aug. 27, 2025, Andy Byford, New York’s beloved “Train Daddy,” is back in town. He earned his local fame ...

Economic historians usually are mistaken when looking at the causes of the Panic of 1857. Douglas E. French sets the record ...

Maury Thompson shares news from 1895 about a new railroad depot and other rail improvement projects in the region.