Rail union wants new rules to improve conductor training in the wake of 2 trainee deaths
The nation's largest railroad union wants federal regulators to do more to ensure conductors are properly trained in the...
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Rail whistleblowers fired for voicing safety concerns despite efforts to end practice of retaliation
Lawyers and unions representing rail workers say there is a clear pattern across the industry of railroads retaliating a...
Union Pacific's new CEO promises improved safety and service but big rail unions lukewarm on hire
Union Pacific’s new CEO Jim Vena started Monday by promising to improve safety and service to help the railroad grow, bu...
Italy rail strike strands commuters and tourists in sweltering weather at height of tourism season
A train strike across Italy has stranded workers and tourists alike on a sweltering weekday at the peak of high tourism...
Rail union says Virginia derailment renews questions about Norfolk Southern's safety practices
The union that represents locomotive engineers says a coal train derailment in Virginia is renewing questions about Norf...
German rail union says it's ready to take long-running pay dispute to arbitration
A German rail workers’ union says it’s prepared to take a long-running pay dispute with the main national railway operat...
German rail union threatens open-ended strikes over pay dispute
A German rail workers’ union says it will ask its members to vote on all-out strike action after long-running salary tal...
Dozens of dangerous rail crossings will be eliminated with $570 million in grants
The Biden administration is handing out more than $570 million in grants to help eliminate railroad crossings in 32 stat...
Rail Traffic Chart Throws Light Into Moments Before Odisha Train Accident
The Indian Railways' system of tracking rail traffic throws some light into the moments just before three trains collide...
Fractured rail found after fiery Minnesota derailment
Federal investigators say BNSF railroad is analyzing a section of fractured rail found after last month's fiery derailme...
