The nation's freight railroads are going to be able to try relying more on technology and inspect their tracks in person less often after the federal government approved their waiver request on Friday ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A section of railroad track now at the center of a federal investigation was inspected just hours before a train derailed in Colorado on Sunday, according to BNSF Railway. The ...

The Federal Railroad Administration is taking its time deciding a potential expansion of automated railroad track inspection technology, which industry insiders say could put them in direct conflict ...

Railroad track inspections vary in frequency by track type, but at most occur twice weekly and at minimum, once a month. Regular inspections are the responsibility of the track owners and enforced by ...

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 ...

Automated Rail Inspections A BNSF locomotive pulls an automated track inspection railcar down the tracks in Valencia County, New Mexico, July 31, 2018. (BNSF Railway via AP) (Kenneth Fitzgerald/AP) ...

Lawmakers are scrutinizing railroad safety regulations following the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous chemicals. In a Feb. 21 Twitter exchange, Sen. Marco Rubio ...

EAST PALESTINE — A nationwide inspection of rail routes for hazardous materials will begin “right here in East Palestine,” Federal Railroad Administration Administrator Amit Bose said Wednesday during ...

A new investigation reveals the risks of railroads policing their own bridges. CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — The fire burned for about nine hours, billowing smoke and scorching the wooden trestles of a ...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration announced the resumption of Light Rail service, effective Saturday. Service was temporarily suspended to ...