July 22, 2021: CSX Train Carrying Hazmat Derailed in Indiana
A CSX freight train derailed in the area of CR 35 and CR 46A in Auburn, Indiana on Wednesday morning. A total […]
Author: Wendy Buckley
July 20, 2021: CSX Freight Train Derailed in McDavid, FL
A CSX freight train derailed near the West Fraser Sawmill in McDavid, FL on Monday night. A total of 25 cars derailed, […]
July 19, 2021: Chemical Leak at Six Flags in Texas Sends 26 People to the Hospital
An airborne chemical leak at the children’s pool at Six Flags Harbor Splashdown in Spring, Texas sent 26 people to the hospital […]
July 16, 2021: Three Union Pacific Railroad Workers Injured in Lund, UT Derailment
A derailment in Lund, UT injured three Union Pacific employees. The crew reported seeing water on the tracks right before the train, […]
July 13, 2021: Union Pacific Derailed in Brewster, Minnesota
A Union Pacific freight train derailed near the New Vision Cooperative Fertilizer plant on Saturday afternoon. A total of 16 cars derailed […]
July 11, 2021: New Railroad Restrictions & Precautionary Measures Resulting from Extreme Weather and Wildfire Risk
As a result of an unprecedented wildfire in British Columbia that displaced hundreds of residents and the ongoing extreme weather and wildfire […]
July 8, 2021: The Lighter Side of NARs (Non-Accident Releases)
A long, long, long time ago when I was a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) inspector in Columbus, Ohio, I was working at […]
July 8, 2021: Norfolk Southern Dealing with Impacts of Chassis Defect Throughout Network
Norfolk Southern is currently dealing with around 5,100 potentially defective chassis in its network. Jeff Heller, VP of Intermodal and Automotive, notified […]
July 7, 2021: EPA Scientists Claim Safety Assessments were Altered to Downplay Risks
Four EPA scientists are claiming managers in the chemicals office intentionally changed safety assessments to downplay the risks posed by the substances. […]
July 5, 2021: Pipeline Ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico and Set the Ocean on Fire
An undersea pipeline operated by Pemex, a Mexican oil company, ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico. This set the surface of the […]