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Railroad Braking System Needs Improvement to Prevent More Derailments, Safety Board Says

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The automatic braking system railroads were required to install several years ago needs improvement to better prevent collisions, federal safety investigators said in a report Wednesday. The National Transportation Safety Board`s report urged the Federal Railroad …

Derailment Costs Grow for Norfolk Southern but Railroad’s Trains Moving More Smoothly

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The costs related to the East Palestine derailment continue to grow to reach nearly $1 billion for Norfolk Southern, but the railroad`s service is improving and its insurance companies have started to pay their share of …

Railroads Suffer 2 More Derailments, No Injuries Reported

Railroads reported two derailments, one in Alabama on Saturday and another in Texas on Monday, but no injuries or toxic chemical spills were reported. Three empty tank cars derailed but remained upright in a southeast Texas rail yard on Monday, …

Regulators Say Railroads Must Examine How They Build Trains

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal regulators said Friday that railroads need to re- examine how they assemble their trains after a string of derailments in recent years that were at least partly caused by the way empty and loaded cars …