Railroads Work to Make Sure First Responders Can Quickly Look Up What is on a Train After a Derailment September 22, 2023 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – In the chaos after a Norfolk Southern train careened off the tracks and caught fire in...
Senate Panel OKs Rail-Safety Bill But Fate Uncertain May 12, 2023 A Senate committee on Wednesday approved a rail-safety bill introduced after the derailment of a freight train in East Palestine,...
Canada Should Require Stronger Rail Cars for Crude Before 2025 Deadline: Official August 27, 2018 By Allison Lampert Canada ought to require stronger tank cars for transporting flammable liquids sooner than the current deadline in 2025, Transportation Safety...
Latest Amtrak Crash Highlights Upcoming Rail Safety Deadline February 6, 2018 By Ian Simpson Only about a quarter of U.S. railroad tracks that carry passenger trains have an anti-crash system that safety officials say...
Trump Effort to Roll Back Rail Safety Rules Questioned Following Amtrak Crash December 22, 2017 By David Shepardson As investigators sift through the wreckage of this week’s Amtrak train crash in Washington state, critics have begun questioning President...
Iowa Rail Safety Study: Dubuque County Vulnerable for Another Spill May 3, 2016 A recent Iowa rail safety study says Dubuque County remains vulnerable to crude oil or biofuels spills more than a...
Chicago’s Metra Rail to Miss 2018 Rail Safety Technology Deadline February 5, 2016 By Jason Keyser The Metra commuter railroad will miss a 2018 deadline for installing safety technology on all of its Chicago-area routes, but...
Canada Lays New Charges Against Railway in Lac-Megantic Derailment June 23, 2015 By Josh Wingrove and Greg Quinn The Canadian government has hit Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd. with fresh charges over a 2013 derailment that killed...
Canada Aims to Finalize Oil Tank Car Standards by End of April: Minister April 8, 2015 By Allison Martell The Canadian government would like to finalize specifications for a new version of the tank cars used to transport crude...
CN Railway’s Safety Record Deteriorated in 2014 Due to Poor Track Conditions March 23, 2015 By Allison Martell Canadian National Railway’s safety record deteriorated sharply in 2014, reversing years of improvements, as accidents in Canada blamed on poor...