Freight trains are getting longer in the US. Thousands of such trains, often more than a kilometre long, run safely every day. But a recent derailment and resulting chemical spill in Ohio has raised ...

A BNSF freight train in Barrio Logan. (File 9hoto by Chris Jennewein/Times of San Diego) If California’s politically influential labor unions get their way, the state’s freight trains would get ...

Freight trains exceeding 3 miles in length are causing major traffic delays and safety hazards in Texas. There are no federal limits on train length, and state laws are unenforceable due to interstate ...

WASHINGTON ― The heightened safety challenges and operational demands of long freight trains require a combination of actions from major freight railroad companies, the Federal Railroad Administration ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. SEATTLE - The investigative arm of the U.S. Congress is launching a probe into the safety of ...

PHOENIX — It's not uncommon for drivers along Grand Avenue in Sun City, between Bell Road and 99th Avenue, to travel alongside a 16,800-foot-long train. The length of that train is more than three ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A bill is making its way through the Iowa legislature that would limit the length of freight trains traveling through the state. The House subcommittee voted unanimously last week ...

The derailment of a 178-car freight train in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, 5 in August 2017, which led to the release of hazardous materials and a fire, brought attention to potential safety ...

In 2021, the U.S. Congress directed the Secretary of Transportation to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – Transportation Research Board (TRB) ...

If California’s politically influential labor unions get their way, the state’s freight trains would get shorter and potentially safer under a pending legislative proposal. But some Democratic ...