U.S. Senate Majority Leader Urges Federal Safety Probe Into All Major Freight Railroads March 16, 2023 By Richard Cowan and David Shepardson U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday urged a federal investigation into safety practices of all seven major freight...
Railroad: Broken Wheel Likely Caused Kansas Derailment March 15, 2023 MCPHERSON, Kan. (AP) – Union Pacific officials believe that a broken wheel likely caused this weekend’s derailment that spilled denatured...
Norfolk Plans to Add More Detectors to Catch Overheated Bearings March 6, 2023 By Nathan Gomes Norfolk Southern Corp. on Monday said it plans to add about 200 detectors to its tracks that will help identify...
Ohio Senators Prepare Rail Safety Bill After Norfolk Southern Crash March 2, 2023 By Julie Carr Smyth COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Railroads like the one involved in this month’s fiery crash and toxic chemical release in Ohio...
No Injuries Reported as Train Hits Tractor Trailer in Vermont March 1, 2023 No injuries were reported in a collision between an Amtrak train carrying 66 passengers and a tractor-trailer in Vermont on...
Earlier Warning Might Have Spared Ohio a Derailment, NTSB Says February 24, 2023 By Brad Brooks and Julio Cesar Chavez A U.S. train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals in an Ohio town might have been avoided if the railway company’s...
Buttigieg Urges U.S. Railroads to Boost Safety, Not Oppose Reforms February 21, 2023 By David Shepardson U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday he would call on major railroads to improve safety after a Feb. 3...
Administration Says Railroads Have Met Safety Technology Deadline December 30, 2020 By David Shepardson The U.S. Transportation Department announced Tuesday that anti-derailment technology positive train control, or PTC, is in operation on all required...
Citing Safety Concerns, 16 States Oppose Trump Plan to Ship Natural Gas by Rail January 16, 2020 By Timothy Gardner Attorneys general from 16 U.S. states have opposed a Trump administration proposal to ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail,...
Deadly Danish Train Accident Caused by Improperly Secured Trailer: Report December 20, 2019 Danish authorities say a deadly accident in which a high-speed passenger train struck a semi-trailer that fell off a freight...