The Transportation Department is going to train 163 track inspectors to dramatically increase the number of people who know ...

The fire burned for about nine hours, billowing smoke and scorching the wooden trestles of a nearly 75-year-old railroad ...

An investigation into rail bridge collapses highlights weak federal oversight and railroads’ secrecy, raising nationwide concerns over bridge safety.

A nearly 75-year-old railroad bridge in Corvallis, Oregon, collapsed three years after a fire damaged it. Investigations reveal minimal oversight and transparency in railroad bridge safety across the ...

That time arrived on Jan. 4, 2025, when the Corvallis bridge collapsed beneath a freight train. One railcar fell into the ...

Aging U.S. railroad bridges are self-inspected and their findings are kept secret A new investigation reveals the risks of railroads policing their own bridges.

The FRA data includes many railroad bridge incidents the NTSB never investigated. The safety board only investigates the most serious accidents – it did not investigate the collapse in Corvallis ...