The U.S. has no federal limit on freight train length, leaving the cost-conscious rail industry free to experiment with giants like the 3.5-mile, nine-locomotive behemoth that chugged from Texas to ...

Freight trains are getting longer in the US. Thousands of such trains, often more than a kilometre long, run safely every day. But a recent derailment and resulting chemical spill in Ohio has raised ...

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A BNSF freight train in Barrio Logan. (File 9hoto by Chris Jennewein/Times of San Diego) If California’s politically influential labor unions get their way, the state’s freight trains would get ...

The derailment of a 178-car freight train in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, 5 in August 2017, which led to the release of hazardous materials and a fire, brought attention to potential safety ...

WASHINGTON ― The heightened safety challenges and operational demands of long freight trains require a combination of actions from major freight railroad companies, the Federal Railroad Administration ...

PHOENIX — It's not uncommon for drivers along Grand Avenue in Sun City, between Bell Road and 99th Avenue, to travel alongside a 16,800-foot-long train. The length of that train is more than three ...

SEATTLE (Reuters) - The investigative arm of the U.S. Congress is launching a probe into the safety of increasingly long freight trains being operated by CSX Corp , Union Pacific Corp and other major ...

In 2021, the U.S. Congress directed the Secretary of Transportation to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – Transportation Research Board (TRB) ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A bill is making its way through the Iowa legislature that would limit the length of freight trains traveling through the state. The House subcommittee voted unanimously last week ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. SEATTLE - The investigative arm of the U.S. Congress is launching a probe into the safety of ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. A northbound CSX freight train (left) passes a southbound CSX train in the siding at Bonnieville, Ky., on Oct. 1, 2015.