Norfolk Southern has restored both mainlines impacted by Friday derailment

Norfolk Southern experienced a mainline crash and derailment on Friday afternoon, Nov. 8 in Luxor, Pa., approximately 40 miles east of Pittsburgh.

Two months later Portland bridge still crippled following remote-controlled train derailment

A remote-controlled derailment in Portland, Ore., still has control over commuter traffic coming to and from Swan Island. Crews are still making repairs to the bridge that carries, when healthy, six lanes

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FRA reports says a signal malfunction caused Memorial Day weekend crash on the Long Island Rail Road

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) says a Memorial Day weekend collision involving two Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) trains was “a signal-caused accident.”

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From six trains back to 28; MBTA completes reconstruction of signal system following derailment

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced this week the completion of all Red Line signal repair efforts, resulting in the restoration of regularly scheduled Red Line service. Back on June 11,

Union Pacific freight train derails, rail car catches fire

A Union Pacific freight train has derailed in Dupo, Ill., and the flammable liquids it was carrying have caught on fire.

Union Pacific derailment hits road bridge support

The Associated Press is reporting that two Union Pacific locomotives, along with three tank cars carrying liquified petroleum gas, derailed in Portland, Oregon on Saturday at about 9:20 a.m. Union Pacific reported

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Bells & Whistles—Episode 7

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UPDATED: Two freight train accidents during early hours of Aug. 12

Part of a BNSF freight train was knocked off the tracks north of Madras, Ore., early Monday morning. No injuries were reported and crews are at the scene assessing the damage. A

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Bells and Whistles — Episode 3

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Workers, operator caused CTA Green Line derailment

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has released the cause of a Green Line train derailment in early June that required 30 passengers to be rescued. The CTA says maintenance workers moved a

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NTSB finds inadequate planning, training led to fatal Amtrak derailment

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced May 21 its stance on the probable cause of the fatal, Dec. 18, 2017, Amtrak accident near DuPont, Wash., after a Board meeting held on

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NTSB aims to determine probable cause of fatal Amtrak accident

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) plans to hold a board meeting May 21 at 1 p.m. (EDT), to determine the probable cause of the fatal, Dec. 18, 2017, Amtrak accident near DuPont, Wash.

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Contractors petition for HOS exemptions for derailment, emergency response

R.J. Corman Railroad Services, Cranemasters Inc. and the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) have asked  the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to exempt railroad workers responding to emergencies from certain

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TSB cites poor communication for Via derailment in July

The derailment of a Via passenger train on July 5 could have been averted if local authorities and the railroad had communicated about flood waters. That’s the finding of an investigation of

Derailment leads to evacuation of Georgia town

A Norfolk Southern (NS) train carrying various chemicals derailed the night of Sunday, Jan. 6, near Bartow, a small town in east Georgia, causing some of the chemicals being transported to spill.