In 2021, the U.S. Congress directed the Secretary of Transportation to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – Transportation Research Board (TRB) ...

OMAHA, Neb. — As freight trains have grown longer, the U.S. has seen an increase in the number of a certain type of derailment, the National Academies of Sciences said.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — As freight trains have grown longer, the U.S. has seen an increase in the number of a type of derailment caused by the forces of railcars pushing and pulling against each other, the ...

Freight train length has been a growing topic of discussion, and concerns about the safety risks of running longer trains have captured the attention of policy makers and the public.

In the wake of some high-profile derailments in recent years, Congress requested a National Academies report assessing the safety challenges related to operating long freight trains. We sat down with ...

Cleanup efforts are underway after a Union Pacific freight train derailed in Fort Worth on Sunday morning. Nine cars jumped the tracks, with ...

In February 2023, 38 cars from a 151-car, 9,300-foot-long freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, leading to the release of hazardous materials that required the evacuation of more than ...

TRB will host a webinar on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM EST that will present Special Report 353: Long Freight Trains: Ensuring Safe Operation, Mitigating Adverse Impacts, which ...