Advancing rail safety requires sustained collaboration among regulators, railroads, suppliers, and researchers. FRA ...

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 ...

The single most important asset to the railroad industry is its rail infrastructure. The lesson of last Friday's collision is that undetected rail defects and resultant train derailment cause ...

Salt Lake City, UT, June 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Salt Lake City, UT – June 6, 2023 – Genesis Electronics Group, Inc. (GEGI), the maker of the autonomous road-to-rail patent-pending shipping ...

State DOTs across the country are conducting training to develop knowledge, technical skill sets, and qualifications for effective bridge construction inspection. Some DOTs have dedicated in-house ...

Rich McCumber drives a truck onto a rail crossing and lowers the small steel wheels onto the rails. Then it's off down the track at about 20 miles per hour, his eyes straight ahead as he talks. "This ...

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 ...