The longer the freight train, the greater the risk of derailment, new research from the Society for Risk Analysis shows....
Federal Railroad Administration News
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern`s CEO pledged to continue working to improve safety after consultant the railroad hired following...
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will conduct safety assessments of all major U.S. railroads following the Feb. 3 derailment of...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal regulators said Friday that railroads need to re- examine how they assemble their trains after...
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Police Chief Jason Wright feared the worst as he rushed to the scene of a...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) –A Brightline higher-speed train fatally struck a pedestrian who walked into its path Tuesday, the fifth...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Even as railroads are operating longer and longer freight trains that sometimes stretch for miles, the...
A Phoenix, Ariz., railroad crossing over a busy road will be shut down if the city doesn’t install long overdue...
Federal regulators are failing to refer serious safety violations involving freight rail shipments of crude oil and other hazardous cargo...
Only a small number of U.S. railroads will meet the Dec. 31 deadline for implementing new train safety technology that...