Joe Biden- Kamala Harris administration announces $2.4 billion in new US railroad projects to improve safety and grow the passenger and freight networks ~transport Article 1140 words 45 votes
UK rail minister got engineer sacked for raising safety concerns. Peter Hendy threatened to withhold public contracts while seeking disciplinary action. ~transport Article 18 votes
Shipper groups sound alarm over Norfolk Southern proxy fight: say activist investors threaten US safety standards ~transport Article 324 words 9 votes
US rail safety legislation still stalled one year after East Palestine Ohio disaster ~transport Article 856 words 36 votes
“Do your job.” How the US railroad industry intimidates employees into putting speed before safety. ~transport Article 4684 words 18 votes
Joe Biden administration announces $1.4 billion to improve US rail safety and boost capacity in thirty-five states ~transport Article 1039 words 34 votes
US railroad inspectors find alarming number of defects on Union Pacific this summer ~transport Article 1319 words 33 votes
Union Pacific still says a leak caused thirty tons of explosives ingredient ammonium nitrate to go missing ~transport Article 320 words, published Aug 29 2023 15 votes
US National Transportation Safety Board investigative report: ‘Poor track conditions’ led to 2021 Amtrak Empire Builder derailment ~transport Article 2029 words, published Jul 28 2023 22 votes
New report from US National Transportation Safety Board says engineer at Norfolk Southern objected to the train weight distribution before catastrophic derailment ~transport Article 442 words 22 votes
There were more toxic chemicals on train that derailed in Ohio than originally reported, data shows ~transport Article 757 words 18 votes
‘It’s going to end up like Boeing’: How freight rail is courting catastrophe ~transport Article 3318 words 11 votes
Train driver and rail worker dead after passenger train derails near Wallan, north of Melbourne ~transport Article 1017 words 5 votes