So, last year, I took part in a running race against a train. A friend, Dan, who organises outdoor adventure races, was scoping out a course for a new event called Steaming to the Coast [external link ...

It’s probably been a long time since anyone has ridden a train to a NASCAR race in North Carolina, but next weekend hundreds of people will. Amtrak and the N.C. Department of Transportation will run a ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Editor's Note: A previous version of this story said the train was crossing "Gain Street." This information is inaccurate as the train crossed Gaines Street. It has been corrected.