An HISD student was killed by a train. Will a pedestrian bridge be enough to spare another? | Editorial

Students cross train tracks and walk on newly repaved sidewalk flanked by new fencing at dismissal at Milby High School in ...
Finance & Commerce

Railroad investigation raises concerns over bridge safety

CORVALLIS, Ore. — The fire burned for about nine hours, billowing smoke and scorching the wooden trestles of a nearly 75-year-old railroad bridge that spans the Marys River in Corvallis, home to ...
The Bulletin

Designs for Reed Market railroad bridge to be unveiled at open house

The city of Bend has come up with designs for the Reed Market bridge project, a $46 million railroad overcrossing that will lift travelers over passing trains prone to causing lengthy backups on one ...
Boston Herald

Federal government to markedly increase number of inspectors trained to spot rail bridge concerns

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Transportation Department is going to train 163 track inspectors to dramatically increase the number of people who know how to spot critical problems with railroad bridges, but ...