In the past 6 months, railcars with hazardous materials passed the homes of at least 2.5 million people living within a mile ...

A new investigation finds railroad bridge safety across the U.S. is hamstrung by minimal government oversight and limited ...

A new investigation reveals the risks of railroads policing their own bridges. The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism ...

Federal safety investigators and some members of Congress want to expand special safety rules that apply to trains carrying ...

Residents of Matteson heard a loud noise come from Main Street one summer morning. Shortly thereafter, police quickly evacuated a four-block area around the derailment. The fear was that the 25 cars ...