Every year, 2,100 North Americans are killed or seriously injured when they engage in unsafe behavior around tracks and trains, and in the U.S. alone, a person or vehicle is hit by a train every 3 hours.
The six Class I freight railroads participating in national bargaining have started taking steps to manage and secure hazardous and security-sensitive material shipments.
A new proposed rule change to expand railroad regulations without any safety justification “prioritizes politics over sound, data-driven safety policy,” industry experts argue.
Canadian Pacific and Union Pacific want an exemption from federal requirements for a potash unit train pair running between Portland, Oregon and Saskatchewan, Canada.
When you think of railroad tracks, what do you picture? If you think of tracks as a place to take a shortcut, a backdrop for photos or videos, or an opportunity to race a train, think again.
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is leading a coalition of 25 states in opposition to a proposed federal rule to ban natural gas transport by rail car, arguing the decision drives up energy costs and threatens national security.