A federal appeals court has overturned a judge’s finding that BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people in a ...

Texas oil billionaires are backing Republican Railroad Commission candidate Bo French and his hate speech to regulate their industry.

The Texas primary elections will feature a race for the Railroad Commissioner position, with current Commissioner Jim Wright facing off against 4 Republicans and Democrat Jon Rosenthal, with the ...

Read Jon Rosenthal's Democratic primary candidate questionnaire for the Texas Railroad Commission. Note: The USA TODAY ...

AUSTIN – Republican Jim Wright toppled the incumbent at the Texas Railroad Commission six years ago. Now he’s fighting to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon has ordered narrow changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and ...

A federal appeals court has overturned a judge’s finding that BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people in a Montana mining town where thousands have been ...

Marty Slaton is running for Ector County Commissioner Precinct 4, promising to prioritize citizens' voices and address the ...

Read Jim Wright's Republican candidate questionnaire for the Texas Railroad Commission race.

Power shovels used to excavate the earth have proved essential to the mining industry, including open-pit and coal mining in the United States, for 150 years. Made up of a boom, dipper stick and ...

This is the first in a two-part series on railroading and its effect on mining in Arizona. Railroad transportation proved indispensable to the development of the mining industry in Arizona, connecting ...