BNSF becomes 2nd major railroad to sign on to anonymous federal safety hotline for some workers

BNSF will become the second major freight railroad to allow some of its employees to report safety concerns anonymously through a federal system without fear of discipline

Turkish rail officials jailed for more than 108 years for crash that left 25 dead

A court in Turkey sentenced nine rail officials to more than 108 years’ imprisonment over a crash six years ago that killed 25 people, local media reported on Thursday

Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands

A federal jury says BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where thousands have been sickened

Mexico's president is getting a little sloppy in the rush to finish projects before his term ends

Mexico's president is in a rush to finish the big projects he promised before his term ends in September, and experts say officials are getting a bit sloppy amid all the haste

Lawyers want East Palestine residents to wait for details of $600 million derailment settlement

The lawyers who negotiated a $600 million settlement with Norfolk Southern over that railroad's disastrous 2023 derailment in eastern Ohio want residents to talk with them before deciding the historic deal isn't enough

BlackBerry, Alkermes rise; Neogen, Tilray Brands fall, Tuesday, 4/9/2024

Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes on Tuesday: BlackBerry, Alkermes rise; Neogen, Tilray Brands fall

Norfolk Southern agrees to pay $600M in settlement related to train derailment in eastern Ohio

Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to a fiery train derailment in February 2023 in eastern Ohio

Trial to begin against railroad over deaths in Montana town where thousands were exposed to asbestos

A trial is set to begin against BNSF Railway over the lung cancer deaths of two people who lived in a northwestern Montana town where thousands of people were exposed to asbestos from a vermiculite mine

Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffet's railroad to court

It's been almost 25 years since federal authorities, responding to news reports of deaths and illnesses, descended on the small northwestern Montana town of Libby to clean it up

Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffet's railroad to court

It's been almost 25 years since federal authorities, responding to news reports of deaths and illnesses, descended on the small northwestern Montana town of Libby to clean it up

Greek opposition party seeks to bring down the government over its handling of a 2023 rail disaster

A Greek opposition party has submitted a motion of no-confidence in the government over its handling of a deadly railway disaster last year

Buttigieg scolds railroads for not doing more to improve safety since Ohio derailment

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has reiterated his concerns about railroad safety and scolded the industry for not doing more to improve since last year's fiery Ohio derailment

Spanish and European officials mark the 20th anniversary of the Madrid train bombings in 2004

King Felipe VI of Spain says victims of terror attacks are a symbol of the constant need to guard freedom and the rule of law against threats

Iran is responsible for the 'physical violence' that killed Mahsa Amini in 2022, UN probe finds

A U.N. fact-finding mission says Iran is responsible for the “physical violence” that led to the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022 and sparked nationwide protests against the country’s mandatory headscarf laws and its ruling theocracy

Norfolk Southern alone should pay for cleanup of Ohio train derailment, judge says

A federal judge has ruled that Norfolk Southern alone will be responsible for paying for the cleanup after last year's fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio

After Ohio train derailment, tank cars didn't need to be blown open to release chemical, NTSB says

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board told Congress Wednesday that the decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the toxic chemical inside them three days after a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Eastern Ohio last year wasn't...

Police in Belgium arrest 4 people suspected of planning attack against Brussels concert hall

The federal prosecutor’s office in Belgium says police have arrested four people suspected of plotting an attack against a concert hall in Brussels

A car strikes a crowd at a tram stop in Poland, injuring at least 19 people. The driver was arrested

Polish police say that at least 19 people have been injured after a car struck a crowd of people waiting at a tram stop in the northwestern city of Szczecin

Freight train kills 3 people at a railway crossing at a train station in Sweden

A freight train has hit and killed three people at a railway crossing at a station in central Sweden after they got off another train

Strikes halt trains in Greece a year after the country's worst rail disaster

Widespread strikes in Greece have halted trains and ferries in protests timed to coincide with the anniversary of a deadly rail crash a year ago

Strikes halt trains and ferries in Greece a year after the country's worst rail disaster

Widespread strikes in Greece have halted trains and ferries in protests timed to coincide with the anniversary of a deadly rail crash a year ago