The nation's freight railroads are going to be able to try relying more on technology and inspect their tracks in person less often after the federal government approved their waiver request on Friday ...

The single most important asset to the railroad industry is its rail infrastructure. The lesson of last Friday's collision is that undetected rail defects and resultant train derailment cause ...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Oct. 23 and 24 published two successive, related Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) the agency says will enhance railroad track safety by requiring ...

Automated Rail Inspections A BNSF locomotive pulls an automated track inspection railcar down the tracks in Valencia County, New Mexico, July 31, 2018. (BNSF Railway via AP) (Kenneth Fitzgerald/AP) ...

The Federal Railroad Administration is taking its time deciding a potential expansion of automated railroad track inspection technology, which industry insiders say could put them in direct conflict ...

The problems in the railroad industry right now comes down to one thing; employees are forced to overwork to make up for staffing deficiencies in the name of profits. It's a philosophy that we've seen ...

Canadian Pacific Railroad track inspector Rich McCumber waits for a passing train before resuming his inspection near Buffalo, Minn. Each time a train passes, he is required to do what's called a ...

Etihad Rail has awarded Ensco Rail a contract to supply a track inspection vehicle for the national railway network in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The value of the contract was not disclosed. The ...

Rich McCumber drives a truck onto a rail crossing and lowers the small steel wheels onto the rails. Then it's off down the track at about 20 miles per hour, his eyes straight ahead as he talks. "This ...

The nation's freight railroads are going to be able to try relying more on technology and inspect their tracks in person less often after the federal government approved their waiver request on Friday ...