The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report on systemic flaws leading up to a 2012 train derailment that leaked a dangerous gas in southern New Jersey. The report issued Tuesday was approved by the NTSB last month, …
A U.S. senator from New Jersey is calling for tougher penalties for railroads that violate safety rules among other changes he’s proposing to try to prevent accidents involving hazardous materials. Democrat Robert Menendez says his plan is in response to …
The video showed an almost unbelievable sight: a mother very casually walking her young child in a stroller over a railroad track, blatantly ignoring the safety cross arms, blinking lights and oncoming train. They made it across the tracks with …
Railroads are launching a new campaign to highlight the dangers of being near train tracks after a spike in rail deaths last year. At this time last year, the railroads were proudly calling 2012 their safest year ever as derailments …
For lawyers preparing to sue over Sunday’s deadly New York commuter rail accident, their success in court may depend largely on two factors: whether human error caused the derailment and if state or federal law governs railroad safety in the …
Projects to improve safety at railroad crossings in 17 Kentucky counties will be helped with nearly $2.2 million in grants announced by Gov. Steve Beshear. The grants require a dollar-for-dollar match from the railroad companies and come from the Kentucky …
Despite a rash of deadly train crashes, the railroad industry’s allies in Congress are trying to push back the deadline for installing technology to prevent the most catastrophic types of collisions until at least 2020, half a century after accident …
The number of railroad crossing deaths in Iowa this year already is higher than what is typical for an entire year, but it’s not clear why 2013 is proving deadlier than normal. The Des Moines Register reports that Iowa averages …
Looking for a shortcut to make your walk home a little shorter? Don’t try the one that cuts across the railroad tracks. That’s the advice from the Norfolk Southern Police Department, which is teaming up with the Mishawaka police to …
It’s easy to think the railroads are unsafe when there are pictures of burning, derailed cars on the nightly news. But the nation’s railroads are actually safer than ever, government statistics show. Derailments and crossing accidents have steadily declined nationwide …