Unlike highway bridges, which are inspected by government agencies, railroad bridges are inspected by railroads themselves.

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

FORNEY, Texas — A crash between a train and an 18-wheeler blocked intersections in the Downtown area of Forney Friday ...

Jim Ehernberger lives and breathes transportation preservation and railroading. His career kickstarted in the waning days of the steam engine, back when railroads began to manufacture trains that ...

That meant the train was not obligated to follow federal safety rules that require high-hazard flammable trains, or HHFTs, to ...

A semi-truck was stopped on railroad tracks in Forney, Texas, and a Union Pacific train slammed into it. Fortunately, no one ...

Metra and the Kane County Coroner's Office are confirming that someone was hit and killed by a Union Pacific train Monday ...

Federal regulators ordered Union Pacific to pay punitive damages of $150,000 to a worker who was fired after reporting a work ...

Recent high-profile derailments, including the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio disaster, have kept public attention focused on railroad safety standards.

GORDON, Texas (AP) — Thirty-five cars of a Union Pacific train derailed Tuesday afternoon near a small Texas town, officials said. No injuries were reported and no evacuations have been ordered… ...

Officials confirmed that there were no hazardous material leaks in the area and Union Pacific noted that cleanup efforts were ...