Alaska Railroad accident News

Trump Plan to Ship Natural Gas by Rail Stokes ‘Bomb Train’ Fears

About the photo: Firefighters douse blazes after a freight train loaded with oil derailed in Lac-Megantic in Canada’s Quebec province on July 6, 2013, sparking explosions that engulfed about 30 buildings in fire. Photographer: François Laplante-Delagrave/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump …

Human Error Blamed for Fairbanks Rail Crash

The Alaska Railroad says human error led to a rail car accident last month in Fairbanks. Nine cars carrying pipe disconnected from a train and rolled down a spur that led to Spenard Builders Supply building. The cars smashed into …