DUPONT, Wash. (AP) – Investigators are looking into whether the Amtrak engineer whose speeding train plunged off an overpass, killing at least three people, was distracted by the presence of an ...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Dec. 29 issued a safety advisory to make the rail industry aware “of a recent issue encountered by a train crew that experienced an unintended brake ...

CBS2's Chris Wragge and Mary Calvi interview railroad engineering expert Gus Ubaldi for a closer look on what could have caused the crash, and what could have been done to prevent it. Wragge: What do ...

The collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Pennsylvania early this month highlights the shortcomings of the automated braking system that was created to prevent such crashes. None of the ...

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Initial probe reveals Chhattisgarh train collision resulted from crew's failure to stop at a red signal, causing 11 fatalities.

The MTA never fails to amaze us. The Post reports that the agency is distributing literature explaining evacuation procedures - and one of the things you shouldn't do is pull the emergency brake. Yeah ...