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Texas Freight Train Collision Injures 2, No Hazmat Onboard

CHICO, Texas (AP) — A train collision and subsequent derailment injured two rail employees in Texas, according to a company official. A Union Pacific freight train collided with an unoccupied train that was parked on a siding around 7 p.m. …

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 …

Canada To Impose Speed Limits On Trains Carrying Dangerous Goods After Crash

OTTAWA/WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Canada said on Thursday it would impose temporary speed limits on trains hauling dangerous goods after a Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd crude oil train derailed and caught fire. The accident, which happened in the early hours of …