A passenger train collided with a tanker truck in Garfield County, Colorado, derailing six cars and two locomotives and spilling thousands of gallons of road oil. The truck driver sustained minor ...

RAILWAY AGE AUGUST 2025 ISSUE: North America’s tank car fleet is relatively young. Regulations, though tricky and challenging, should benefit carbuilders, component suppliers and lessors. Tank cars, ...

More than 70% of rail tank cars carrying Class 3 flammable liquids meet DOT-117 specifications, according to a newly released BTS report. (USDOT photo) There is a rolling phase-out schedule of tank ...

Our latest coverage by Kelsey Gibbs at 4:45 p.m. A train derailment in Columbia prompted evacuations and road closures Tuesday afternoon, though no injuries were reported. The derailment occurred ...

The M5 in Somerset is closed southbound between junction 22 Burnham-on-Sea and junction 23 Bridgwater North after the crash ...

(This story was updated with new information, photos, video and a photo gallery.) A controlled burn that hazardous materials workers began Wednesday evening to safely get rid of a damaged tanker car's ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Just last week the U.S. Department of Transportation announced a long awaited new rule for train cars carrying crude oil. The goal is to the make the cars safe, because when ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has spoken out against the Saratoga and North Creek Railway’s storage of tanker cars on its unused tracks near North Creek, siding with environmental groups after the controversial ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- An inspection of crude oil tank cars and rails traveling through New York State has found 93 defects so far, and an accident could be catastrophic. Just weeks after Eyewitness News ...

A controlled burn of propane from a derailed tanker car near Gordon is ongoing. The controlled burn is taking longer than anticipated due to precautions taken to prevent additional fires. Residents ...