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CSX Train Derailment in Kentucky Was Avoidable, Lawsuit Claims

A group of Kentucky residents on Wednesday sued CSX, saying the railroad operator could have prevented a train derailment that spilled molten sulfur in remote eastern Kentucky on the eve of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. The proposed class action lawsuit …

Long Island Rail Road Employee Falsified Inspection Report Before Derailment

A former employee of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) pleaded guilty to falsely claiming he had inspected a part of a railway that an investigation determined was broken and contributed to a collision in Speonk, New York in 2019. …

Lawsuit Alleges Negligence in Train Derailment and Chemical Fire that Forced Residents from Homes

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court alleges negligence by CSX Transportation caused a train derailment and ensuing chemical fire that forced residents of a small Kentucky town out of their homes for more than a …

Explosion, Inspections Raise Safety Questions About Union Pacific

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal inspectors have twice found hundreds of defects in the locomotives and railcars Union Pacific uses at the world’s largest railyard in Nebraska, but none of those seem to explain why a shipping container filled with …

Federal Safety Officials Launch Probe into Chicago Commuter Train Crash

CHICAGO (AP) — Federal safety officials investigating a Chicago commuter train crash that injured nearly 40 people when it slammed into snow-removal equipment are focusing on a “design problem” with its braking system. National Transportation Safety Board Chairperson Jennifer Homendy …

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 …

Biden Says Norfolk Southern Must Be Held Accountable for Derailment

President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to continue holding Norfolk Southern accountable for its February derailment in eastern Ohio and appoint a FEMA official to oversee East Palestine`s recovery, but he still stopped short of declaring a disaster. Biden issued …

Norfolk Southern CEO Promises to Keep Improving Safety Based on Consultant’s Report

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern`s CEO pledged to continue working to improve safety after consultant the railroad hired following the fiery Ohio derailment recommended making sure that safety is truly a priority at all levels and continuing many efforts …

Norfolk Southern Changes Policy on Overheated Bearings, Months After Ohio Derailment

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A minor coal train derailment in Virginia in early July prompted Norfolk Southern to rethink the way it responds to problems with overheating bearings, but it`s not clear why the railroad didn`t make similar changes months …

Montana Train Derailment Report Renews Calls for Automated Systems

Federal investigators renewed their recommendation that major freight railroads equip every locomotive with the kind of autonomous sensors that could have caught the track flaws that caused a fatal 2021 Amtrak derailment in northern Montana. But installing the sensors on …