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Are trains safe for travel? Experts say yes
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Amtrak derailment Monday was the second major incident in as many days for the passenger rail line. At least three people were killed and dozens were...
After getting billions in federal funding, Amtrak is ‘trying to claw 19th century and 20th century...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 12 hours agoEvery day, several speeding Amtrak trains slow down from a rip-roaring 110 miles per hour to a...
Senators fighting to get trains back on track instead of blocking Ga. families
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 12 months agoA new push in the U.S. Senate could help families who are blocked off by trains, stuck on tracks in...
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...
Norfolk Southern's accident rate spiked over the last decade
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe country’s major freight railroads were becoming more dangerous even before the train wreck in...
I-TEAM: Longer train lengths causing issues for emergency response in local communities
WHIO via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDrivers who can’t get to work and kids stuck on the way to school. The News Center 7 I-Team has...
Missouri Train Derailment Part Of Rising Trend
Newsy via AOL· 2 years agoIn 2021, 105 people died in incidents at highway-rail crossings like the one in Missouri. "It's a lot less than the number of people killed in traffic accidents, of course," University of Delaware ...
Railroad Xing: Here’s how often Treasure Coast crossing signals have failed to activate
TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers via Yahoo News· 1 month agoShould you hear the horn and feel the rumble of an oncoming train, yet fail to see a railroad...
Railroads urged to examine track detectors after Ohio crash
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFreight railroads should reexamine the way they use and maintain the detectors along the tracks that...
Railroads propose safety reforms after fiery Ohio derailment
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe major freight railroads announced a number of steps Wednesday that they are taking to improve...
