Do you ever wonder how trains move on a busy line like the New Haven division of Metro-North? How do they switch from track to track, make their scheduled stops and try to stay on schedule? It’s all ...

MITCHELL — A 92-year-old rail switching tower is still in use in Mitchell, though authorities say it is outdated and inefficient in moving traffic through an intersection of five railroads.

MITCHELL — In response to questions raised by a former railroad employee, Union Pacific says the railbed and tracks at Lenox Tower “are functional and do not need replaced or enhanced.” A 92-year-old ...

ATTLEBORO — The decayed and forlorn railroad switching tower next to the Pleasant Street overpass has stood high above downtown for 112 years. Attleboro was a town when the tower’s paint was not ...