OMAHA, Neb. — The Transportation Department is going to train 163 track inspectors to dramatically increase the number of people who know how to spot critical problems with railroad bridges, but the ...

With only one federal railroad inspector for all 919 train bridges in Pennsylvania, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) wants more inspectors on railroad bridges carrying trains loaded with potentially ...

This chapter documents findings obtained from the literature review. The purpose of this chapter is to establish the foundation and framework for the results presented in Chapters 3 and 4, which ...

BISMARCK - A committee of House and Senate lawmakers agreed Friday to insert money back into a new state-run railroad safety program that was cut from the North Dakota Public Service Commission's ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- In wake of the train derailment in western Minnesota, state lawmakers are considering new rules to make sure all emergency responders are prepared to respond if there is a similar ...

BISMARCK – North Dakota has almost singlehandedly driven massive crude-by-rail growth across the nation, but the state doesn’t employ its own inspectors to ensure the trains and tank cars leaving the ...