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'Lac-Mégantic – This Is Not an Accident' docuseries analyzes one of Canada's most devastating...
Yahoo News Canada· 1 year agoPhilippe Falardeau exposes systemic and political failures that led to the train derailment in the...
Trains are becoming less safe. Why the Ohio derailment disaster could happen more often
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn 2013, a train derailment and subsequent fire in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, killed 47 people and...
Canadian safety head marks anniversary of Lac-Mégantic derailment
FreightWaves via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoThe rail industry has taken steps to prevent another Lac-Mégantic derailment, but more needs to be...
What we know and don't know about the hazards on PA's rails
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment that leaked vinyl chloride, a known carcinogen, into...
What you should know about crude oil on trains coming through Pa.
Beaver County Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMore trains carrying crude oil to East Coast refineries mean a greater risk of accidents....
‘Relying on luck rather than the law’: Transport of hazmat by rail still big, risky secret in Mass.
WFXT via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEach day, freight trains carry toxic and flammable material travel throughout Massachusetts – but...
Derailed train in northern Maine was carrying flammable chemicals
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 16—The train that derailed in northern Maine on Saturday was carrying the hazardous chemical pentamethylheptane, which is highly flammable and toxic to humans, according to the railroad ...
Four rail-borne risks moving through American communities
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCommunities alongside rail lines had two more close calls this week as freight trains carrying...
Today in History: July 6, England's Richard III is crowned
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoToday in History Today is Thursday, July 6, the 187th day of 2023. There are 178 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 6, 1944, an estimated 168 people died in a fire ...
Lawyers want East Palestine residents to wait for details of $600 million derailment settlement
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe lawyers who negotiated a $600 million settlement with Norfolk Southern over that railroad's...