Although Rock Island passenger trains first came through Oelwein in 1877, the company that earned Oelwein its nickname as the Hub City was the Chicago Great Western, which was founded in 1892. The CGW ...

The Union Pacific locomotive facility south of Morrill will close next year according to company officials. UP Senior Communications Director Kristin South says the locomotive repair shop will close ...

In June, Anthony Bovino, a former mechanic, filed a lawsuit against Historic Red Clay Valley Inc. in Chancery Court to compel ...

Book of the week From about 1880 to 1955 – the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's steam locomotive repair shops were a dominant industrial presence and driving economic force in Albuquerque. A ...

Our Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, Pennsylvania, comprises one of the largest facilities for locomotive repair in the industry. Today, the shop complex is situated across 70 acres, with ...

Union Pacific Railroad has closed its longtime locomotive repair shop in El Paso and laid off workers as part of the company's nationwide streamlining plan. Union Pacific on Nov. 26 laid off 191 ...

Bailey Yard in North Platte will receive more locomotive repair work after Union Pacific announced plans to close the South Morrill repair shop in Morrill, Nebraska. UP confirmed Friday its plans to ...

Norfolk Southern today opened a new locomotive maintenance and repair facility in Chicago, enhancing its services in the largest U.S. rail hub. The $9.5-million center expands the railroad’s ...