January 21, 2019: CSX Train Derailed in Jacksonville
Jacksonville Fire Rescue has been assisting CSX with the cleanup and investigation of a train derailment that occurred on Sunday evening. Two of the […]
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January 2, 2019: U.S. Miscalculated Benefit of Better Train Brakes
The Department of Transportation has acknowledged that President Trump’s administration miscalculated the potential benefits of having better brakes on trains that are […]
December 21, 2018: California Truck Drivers Slam New Rule That Eliminates Paid Rest Breaks
On December 21, 2018, The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration notified California trucking companies that they are no longer required to provide […]
December 21, 2018: Minister of Transport Moves to Improve Fatigue Management for Railway Employees
The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, has instructed Canadian railways to make any revisions necessary to ensure the Work/Rest Rules for Railway […]
December 17, 2018: Union Pacific Train Derails in Pittsburg County
Crews have begun clean-up efforts following a derailment in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma yesterday. Sixteen Union Pacific rail cars and one locomotive derailed […]
December 13, 2018: Canada’s TSB Reveals Cause of Fatal 2017 Derailment in British Columbia
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has released the findings of its investigation into the fatal derailment near Woss, British Columbia in […]
October 29, 2018: No Health Threat from Zanesville Train Derailment
The Zanesville Fire Department responded to a derailment Saturday night on the Ohio Central Railroad near the Muskingum Iron and Metal in […]
October 24, 2018: Host of errors blamed in Vancouver Island logging train derailment that claimed 3 lives
On April 20, 2017, three maintenance crew members were killed and two more were injured when a logging train derailed on Vancouver […]
October 9, 2018: CSX Sues Norfolk Southern, Short-Line Railroad over Alleged Monopoly
CSX Transportation Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern Railway and Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad. According to the lawsuit, […]
October 6, 2018: Two Union Pacific Crew Members Killed During Train Derailment
Two Union Pacific employees were killed on October 6, 2018 when a moving train slammed into a stationary train in Laramie County […]