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Freight Train Carrying Hot Asphalt, Molten Sulfur Plunges into Yellowstone River as Bridge Fails

COLUMBUS, Mont. (AP) – A bridge that crosses the Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed early Saturday, plunging portions of a freight train carrying hazardous materials into the rushing water below. The train cars were carrying hot asphalt and molten sulfur, …

Florida Bridge Documents Show Changes in Cost, Design and Schedule

Construction of the pedestrian bridge that collapsed and killed six people in the Miami area was behind schedule and millions over budget, in part because of a key change in the design and placement of one of its support towers. …

Portal Bridge Due for Upgrade

For tens of thousands of rail travelers in the Northeast each day, making a curtain time or simply getting to work can hinge on a bridge built two years before the Titanic sank. A regular cause of delays on the …