Train Derailment in Northern Montana Spills Freight, but Hazmat Car Safe July 24, 2023 HAVRE, Mont. (AP) — A train derailment in northern Montana spilled freight and left 25 cars tangled up along a...
Rail Union Says Virginia Derailment Renews Questions About Norfolk Southern’s Safety Practices July 10, 2023 By Josh Funk The union that represents locomotive engineers says a Thursday night coal train derailment in Virginia is renewing questions about Norfolk...
Amtrak Train with 198 Passengers Derails After Hitting Truck on Tracks in Southern California June 30, 2023 MOORPARK, Calif. (AP) – An Amtrak train carrying nearly 200 passengers struck a county water truck and derailed on Wednesday...
States Clamp Down on Freight Trains, Fearing Derailments and Federal Gridlock June 28, 2023 By Marc Levy and Josh Funk HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Spurred on by train derailments, some states with busy criss-crossing freight railroads are pursuing their own...
No Sign of Threat from the Hazardous Train that Plunged into Yellowstone River June 27, 2023 COLUMBUS, Mont. (AP) – Preliminary testing of water and air quality along a stretch of the Yellowstone River where train...
New Rule Would Make Railroads Alert First Responders Within 10 Miles of Derailed Train Cargo June 22, 2023 By Josh Funk ATLANTA (AP) – Federal regulators want first responders to a train derailment to know exactly what they are dealing with...
US to Conduct Safety Review of All Major Railroads June 7, 2023 WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will conduct safety assessments of all major U.S. railroads following the Feb. 3 derailment of...
Dozens of Dangerous Rail Crossings Will Be Eliminated with $570 Million in Grants June 6, 2023 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – With the rail industry relying on longer and longer trains to cut costs, the Biden administration...
9 Railcars from Norfolk Southern Train Derail In Pennsylvania May 12, 2023 On the same day that another Norfolk Southern train derailed, a Senate committee on Wednesday approved a rail-safety bill introduced...
Norfolk Southern Creates Fund for Homeowners Near Ohio Derailment May 11, 2023 By Michelle Chapman Norfolk Southern has recommitted to creating a fund for residents near the site of an Ohio train wreck that would...