EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Clean Up Toxic Derailment February 23, 2023 By John Seewer and Michael Rubinkam EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern on Tuesday to pay for the cleanup...
Train Derailment, Acid Leak Prompt Evacuations in Louisiana November 4, 2022 PAULINA, La. (AP) — The derailment of six train cars and a subsequent acid leak prompted road closures and evacuations...
NTSB Investigators Look into Fatal Missouri Amtrak Accident June 29, 2022 By Summer Ballentine MENDON, Mo. (AP) — Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board were in Missouri Tuesday trying to determine how an...
NTSB May Ask Transit Agencies to Check Kawasaki Rail Cars October 18, 2021 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)said on Monday the agency may issue an “urgent...
In Rural Montana, its All-Hands-on-Deck After Derailment September 29, 2021 By Amy Beth Hanson CHESTER, Mont. (AP) — Trevor Fossen was running late for a wedding Saturday afternoon when he turned onto a dusty,...
Investigators Probe Deadly Amtrak Derailment in Montana September 28, 2021 By Amy Beth Hanson, Martha Bellisle and Anita Snow JOPLIN, Mont. (AP) — A team of investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board was at the site of an...
Train Derailment Prompts Evacuation of Iowa Town; 2nd Crash in Minn. Under Investigation May 18, 2021 SIBLEY, Iowa (AP) — Thick black smoke billowed into the air Sunday after a train derailed in northwest Iowa, prompting...
Federal Officials Investigate Fiery Oil Train Derailment December 28, 2020 By Lisa Baumann BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Federal and local authorities were investigating a fiery oil car train derailment north of Seattle near...
Canada To Impose Speed Limits On Trains Carrying Dangerous Goods After Crash February 11, 2020 By David Ljunggren and Rod Nickel OTTAWA/WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Canada said on Thursday it would impose temporary speed limits on trains hauling dangerous goods after a...
California Expanding Early Quake Detection and Warning System July 9, 2019 By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES — California officials are spending more than $40 million on an earthquake early warning system that in addition...