Questions continue to swirl over an explosion that triggered evacuations at the world’s largest rail yard in Nebraska. Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard is in the western part of the state. It encompasses ...

Here’s the thing: America’s largest miniature train circuit isn’t a theme-park ride, it’s a landscape-scale hobbyist railroad built and maintained by people who treat railroading like a craft. Train ...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. | Something is almost always moving on the tightly packed 315 miles of railroad track here at Bailey Yards, which the Guinness Book of World Records says is the world's largest rail ...

NORTH PLATTE (AP) - The location for the Golden Spike Tower, which will allow visitors to observe the world's largest rail yard, has been chosen, and the project is moving ahead after two years of ...

This year's Rail Days is Aug. 1-3, Friday through Sunday. The festival celebrates North Platte's connection to Bailey Yard, Union Pacific and the railroad. To kick the weekend off from 4-7 p.m. Friday ...

A House panel gave the go-ahead Tuesday on a compromise bill aimed at raising concerns over a rail yard proposed near Picacho Peak. But the legislation is expected to continue to face changes. The ...