The museum opened in 1975, after acquiring the Pennsylvania historic collection in a deal with the Penn Central Railroad. When Penn Central went bankrupt, the state offered to forgive the railroad ...

DOT-111 tank cars were also involved in a number of disastrous crude oil and ethanol derailments in the early 2000s when railroads routinely hauled entire trains of those flammable commodities.

The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum is where you can take a fun ride while learning some history in this week’s One Tank Trip. It’s a blast from the past. It was once one of the most common forms ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a train derailment in eastern Pennsylvania has left some railroad cars along a riverbank and at least one partially in the river itself.

Crews released and burned hazardous chemicals that were in train cars in danger of exploding. About 50 train cars derailed near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border on Friday.

None of the circumstances the NTSB described in its preliminary report on the March 2 derailment would have triggered the automated positive train control system to stop the trains.

There is a chance that using empty railroad tank cars could solve the problem of too much oil and not enough storage, but that doesn’t mean it will happen anytime soon. In a research note titled ...

BELPRE — For several weeks, there has been a line of tank cars lined up on a track belonging to the Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad in Belpre, and people have been complaining about it.

Troubled Tank Cars . The East Palestine derailment highlighted longstanding concerns about certain tank cars known as the DOT-111. Three of the hazardous materials cars that derailed, ruptured and ...