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 ...

Amtrak, the nation’s passenger rail system, and Conrail, the dominant freight railroad in the Northeast, face the threat of a strike that most likely would begin in June. Although a strike could come ...

The unions call it a lockout and the railroads call it a strike. Whatever it`s called, the in-your-face brinkmanship that led to Wednesday`s shutdown of the nation`s rail network typifies the brand of ...