The City of Houston has launched a "Train Watch" webpage meant to provide residents with real-time information on rail crossings with stopped trains. They have long been a problem, particularly on the ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A person has been hit by a light rail train in downtown Houston. The accident happened on the 1700 block of Rusk Street at about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. According to METRO, the ...

DALLAS -- Passengers stepping off the train at Mockingbird Station, the development centerpiece of this city's 7-year-old light rail system, find a choice of diversions awaiting them. Movies and ...

Trains come and go from Houston every day, carrying the things that end up in stores and factories around the region. None of them get the attention or attract the crowds of Union Pacific’s Big Boy.