Advancing rail safety requires sustained collaboration among regulators, railroads, suppliers, and researchers. FRA ...

Human errors and track defects caused more than 3,000 rail accidents over the last decade, killing 23 people and injuring nearly 1,200. Yet federal railroad regulators failed to implement most of the ...

Florida has the dark distinction of hosting three of the nation’s top 10 deadliest passenger rail lines: Brightline, Tri-Rail ...

The derailment of a New England Central Railroad freight train last week in Mansfield was a rare event for a railroad with one of the best safety records traveling on Connecticut lines, according to ...

The engine roar, blinking lights and sounding bells combined with crossarms are not enough to assure safety precautions at railroad crossings. During his 16 years as a police officer based in the ...

It only took 10 seconds for a perfect summer day in Chariton County to turn into a tragedy. It was just before 1 p.m. on June ...

A rugged high-visibility voltage detection tool delivers visual and audible alerts to improve operator safety when ...

WASHINGTON - The Federal Railroad Administration today disbanded its Railroad Safety Advisory Committee as part of a broader Department of Transportation push to bring federal advisory panels in line ...

An image from drone video taken on Feb. 5, 2023 of the Norfolk Southern train derailment near East Palestine, Ohio. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is gathering feedback on ...