railroad safety Archives - Insurance Journal /topics/railroad-safety/ Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Sun, 08 Feb 2026 15:51:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /app/uploads/2015/12/cropped-insurancejournal-32x32.jpg railroad safety Archives - Insurance Journal /topics/railroad-safety/ 32 32 Freight Train Derails in Connecticut, Sending Cars Carrying Liquid Propane Into River /news/east/2026/02/08/857312.htm Sun, 08 Feb 2026 15:51:03 +0000 /?p=857312 Philadelphia Transit Agency Vows It’s Upgrading Railcars Implicated in Fires /news/east/2025/11/26/849182.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:50:06 +0000 /?p=849182 Federal Safety Board Tells Philadelphia to Shelve Electric Railcars Linked to Fires /news/east/2025/10/06/842392.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2025 05:00:59 +0000 /?p=842392 Lawmakers, Unions Oppose Railroad Plan to Automate Track Safety Inspections /news/national/2025/08/26/836977.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2025 12:43:23 +0000 /?p=836977 Trainee’s Death Seen as Part of Pattern of Lapses in Railroad Safety /news/east/2025/07/18/832224.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2025 11:25:29 +0000 /?p=832224 Railway Worker’s Death in Ohio Prompts Concerns Over Remote Control Trains /news/midwest/2024/08/30/790951.htm Fri, 30 Aug 2024 15:28:46 +0000 /?p=790951 Freight Train Runs Off Tracks, Smashes Into Residential Garage in Niagara Falls /news/east/2024/07/25/785532.htm Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:43:35 +0000 /?p=785532 BNSF Signs Anonymous Federal Safety Hotline for Workers /news/midwest/2024/05/01/772300.htm Wed, 01 May 2024 13:29:56 +0000 /?p=772300 Freight Railroads Ask Courts to Throw Out Rule Requiring Two-Person Crews on Trains /news/national/2024/04/17/770229.htm Wed, 17 Apr 2024 05:00:47 +0000 /?p=770229 Freight Railroads Must Keep 2-Person Crews Under New Federal Rule /news/national/2024/04/04/768013.htm Thu, 04 Apr 2024 12:59:29 +0000 /?p=768013 Automated Braking Would Not Have Prevented Pennsylvania Train Crash /news/east/2024/03/28/767011.htm Thu, 28 Mar 2024 12:03:26 +0000 /?p=767011 Buttigieg Scolds Railroads for Not Doing More to Improve Safety Since Ohio Derailment /news/midwest/2024/03/15/764947.htm Fri, 15 Mar 2024 05:00:27 +0000 /?p=764947 Three Trains in Collision and Derailment in Pennsylvania; No Injuries Reported /news/east/2024/03/04/763177.htm Mon, 04 Mar 2024 06:00:28 +0000 /?p=763177 Long Island Rail Road Employee Falsified Inspection Report Before Derailment /news/east/2023/12/07/750730.htm Thu, 07 Dec 2023 06:00:50 +0000 /?p=750730 Rail Whistleblowers Fired for Voicing Safety Concerns /news/national/2023/08/22/737215.htm Tue, 22 Aug 2023 05:04:15 +0000 /?p=737215 Norfolk Southern Falls Short of Safety Standards, Say Federal Regulators /news/midwest/2023/08/11/735000.htm Fri, 11 Aug 2023 07:30:20 +0000 /?p=735000 Federal Regulators Promise Safety Review at all the Major Freight Railroads /news/national/2023/06/12/724855.htm Mon, 12 Jun 2023 13:42:56 +0000 /?p=724855 Ohio Train Derailment Illuminates Waste Disposal Predicament /news/midwest/2023/04/12/716321.htm Wed, 12 Apr 2023 16:19:05 +0000 /?p=716321 Train Derails in Rural North Dakota, Spills Chemical /news/midwest/2023/03/28/714119.htm Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:27:31 +0000 /?p=714119 Pennsylvania School District Sues Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment /news/east/2023/03/27/713859.htm Mon, 27 Mar 2023 05:00:33 +0000 /?p=713859 Norfolk Southern Shareholders Sue Over Ohio Derailment /news/national/2023/03/20/713015.htm Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:17:44 +0000 /?p=713015 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Urges Federal Safety Probe Into All Major Freight Railroads /news/national/2023/03/16/712462.htm Thu, 16 Mar 2023 05:23:34 +0000 /?p=712462 Railroad: Broken Wheel Likely Caused Kansas Derailment /news/midwest/2023/03/15/712306.htm Wed, 15 Mar 2023 08:00:50 +0000 /?p=712306 Norfolk Plans to Add More Detectors to Catch Overheated Bearings /news/national/2023/03/06/710780.htm Mon, 06 Mar 2023 16:48:57 +0000 /?p=710780 Ohio Senators Prepare Rail Safety Bill After Norfolk Southern Crash /news/midwest/2023/03/02/710206.htm Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:50:59 +0000 /?p=710206 No Injuries Reported as Train Hits Tractor Trailer in Vermont /news/east/2023/03/01/709913.htm Wed, 01 Mar 2023 06:00:55 +0000 /?p=709913 Earlier Warning Might Have Spared Ohio a Derailment, NTSB Says /news/national/2023/02/24/709368.htm Fri, 24 Feb 2023 06:26:05 +0000 /?p=709368 Buttigieg Urges U.S. Railroads to Boost Safety, Not Oppose Reforms /news/national/2023/02/21/708765.htm Tue, 21 Feb 2023 06:26:29 +0000 /?p=708765 Administration Says Railroads Have Met Safety Technology Deadline /news/national/2020/12/30/595709.htm Wed, 30 Dec 2020 06:00:03 +0000 /?p=595709 Citing Safety Concerns, 16 States Oppose Trump Plan to Ship Natural Gas by Rail /news/national/2020/01/16/555109.htm Thu, 16 Jan 2020 16:30:51 +0000 /?p=555109