Freight trains are blocking railroad crossings for longer periods of time in Tennessee, according to a government report, which poses possible public safety risks. The issue has caught the attention ...

Four witnesses on Jan. 18 discussed improving safety at highway-rail grade crossings at a hearing of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. “There are approximately 212,000 ...

Despite the large numbers of rail safety improvement programs spearheaded by federal and state governments over the years, “rules of the road” for local police and fire rescue agencies appear to ...

Two railroad lines, two tragedies. Two young women who were killed by trains while walking across the tracks in the Chicago area this year were not the first victims on those lines — but no pedestrian ...

Editor's note: This had been updated to reflect the correct roads that connect to Running Pump Road. Following more than a year of complaints from drivers and local officials, Norfolk Southern appears ...