As railroads continue to adopt technology to improve safety and efficiency, the effectiveness of brake systems remains a ...

A federal investigation into a CTA Yellow Line crash has found the transit agency disabled one automatic braking feature on the popular model of railcar involved, contributing to the 2023 collision.

Crew members aboard a Norfolk Southern train were alerted to an overheated wheel bearing before the train derailed, according to a preliminary report, though investigators have not formally determined ...

WASHINGTON — Metro officials say they are committed to regular checks of brake bolts following a Blue line train derailment near National Airport last month. During Thursday's board meeting, the ...

A Chicago Transit Authority train heading toward downtown crashed into a slow-moving snow plow that was on the rails on Nov. 16, 2023. Thirty-eight people were hurt, including the train’s operator. A ...

FILE- In this Nov. 8, 2013 file photo, a tanker train carrying crude oil burns after derailing in western Alabama outside Aliceville, Ala. The Trump administration vastly understated the potential ...

July 10 (Reuters) - The handbrake is the railroad industry's ultimate fail-safe mechanism. It is supposed to help avert disasters like the one that engulfed a Canadian town on Saturday, when a runaway ...

They were long hoped for by residents living near busy railroad lines, but in Switzerland, they are now considered a risk: the use of so-called whisper brakes is believed to have caused the accident ...