Question: Every once in a while, I notice some vehicles stop in the road at the railroad tracks when nothing is coming. Can I pass them when they do this? Answer: Some vehicles, such as passenger vans ...

Since the beginning of this year, a half-dozen MBTA Commuter Rail trains have collided with vehicles that crossed onto railroad tracks, some with deadly consequences for the drivers. Then, in separate ...

When most people think of railroads, images of steam engines and boxcars come to mind. But at the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum, there’s something a little different sharing the tracks—a ...