WASHINGTON — The railroad industry is warning that collisions between trains and trucks potentially could increase if regulators allow trucks hauling hazardous materials to drive through certain types ...

People living near railroad tracks in west suburban Hillside are making some noise about freight train horns that blow at all ...

The National Transportation Safety Board issued a pair of rail safety alerts on Wednesday (Nov. 5, 2025), one addressing the ...

LONG BEACH, Miss. (WLOX) - Crews in Long Beach will soon start working on a project to raise the grade approach at 9 railroad crossings. The goal is to prevent trucks from getting stuck on the tracks ...

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on Nov. 25 issued Safety Advisory 24-2 in an aim to reduce fatalities and injuries caused by street-running rail vehicle collisions. Street-running rail ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) last week announced that it has awarded Gilbert up to $2.44 million “to evaluate the safety and efficiency of 14 ...

As Palo Alto’s ambitious plans to reconstruct the rail corridor remain mired in uncertainty, the City Council is preparing to ...

KATY - Katy residents soon will get relief from the bumpy, uneven railroad crossings along U.S. 90, thanks to a Union Pacific improvement project. The tracks have caused concern for years, city ...

The State of Illinois has dozens of projects planned around the QCA to improve and reconstruct railroad crossings using money from the Grade Crossing Protection Fund (GCPF). The Illinois Commerce ...

A preliminary Utah Department of Transportation and Utah Transit Authority project aims to remove at-grade railroad crossings through a Springville neighborhood and connect two Union Pacific Railroad ...

A 9-by-48 foot length of train track in the Escambia County city of Brewton has been the most dangerous road-rail crossing in Alabama over the past decade. The crossing – where a daily average of ...