The NTSB highlighted the fact that some of the 17 tank cars carrying hazardous materials that derailed were DOT-111 tank cars that have demonstrated time and again that they are prone to rupturing ...

The fiery North Dakota derailment that burned for days early last month was the latest train crash to involve the flawed tank cars that the National Transportation Safety Board has been trying to ...

About 25,000 DOT-111 tank cars are still in use, according to the Association of American Railroads. That’s a relatively small part of the North American tank car fleet of about 450,000.

There are 70 cars all together - 15 are on the track. >> It's in its beginning stages, there will be a big yard put in the back with a turntable to move equipment and perhaps run excursions from ...

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), on March 22 released a safety advisory, which it said was to ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Environmental groups asked the U.S. Department of Transportation to immediately ban shipments of volatile crude oil in older railroad tank cars, citing oil train wrecks and ...

This weekend saw the third annual "East Broad Top Goes To War: Living History" event at the famous railroad. People got to ride a century-old steam locomotive, ...

Morning headlines from Aug. 2, 2024 The fiery North Dakota derailment that burned for days early last month was the latest train crash to involve the flawed tank cars that the National ...