Three train derailments, including one in Minot, N.D., nearly four years ago, have prompted federal regulators to implement stricter rules overseeing how railroads inspect their tracks. This week, the ...

The Federal Railroad Administration is taking its time deciding a potential expansion of automated railroad track inspection ...

The single most important asset to the railroad industry is its rail infrastructure. The lesson of last Friday's collision is that undetected rail defects and resultant train derailment cause ...

Etihad Rail has awarded Ensco Rail a contract to supply a track inspection vehicle for the national railway network in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The value of the contract was not disclosed. The ...

Lawmakers are scrutinizing railroad safety regulations following the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous chemicals. In a Feb. 21 Twitter exchange, Sen. Marco Rubio ...

IT’S THEIR JOB. THAT’S THE RESPONSE FROM THE GOVERNOR TO STATE REGULATORS WHO SAY A LACK OF FUNDING IS KEEPING THEM FROM HIRING A RAILROAD TRACK INSPECTOR. THANKS FOR JOINING US ON ROB MCCARTNEY. I’M ...

Canadian Pacific Railroad track inspector Rich McCumber waits for a passing train before resuming his inspection near Buffalo, Minn. Each time a train passes, he is required to do what's called a ...

A derailed freight train burns on a bridge spanning Tempe Town Lake, July 29, 2020, in Tempe, Ariz. The fire burned for about nine hours, billowing smoke and scorching the wooden trestles of a nearly ...

Imagine if every bus and taxicab had lasers and cameras underneath, evaluating every mile of road for safety issues to help the transportation department spot the most serious problems as quickly as ...

RAILROADS SAFETY IN THE GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT. CAN YOU? TV INVESTIGATES LEARNS NEBRASKA CURRENTLY HAS NO STATE INSPECTORS TO OVERSEE THOUSANDS OF MILES OF RAILWAY. THANKS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT ON ROB ...