CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Transit Authority and other subway-based systems have what amounts to a safety exemption that gives them a pass from a federally-required technology called "Positive Train ...

From braking system flaws to questions over why a massive snowplow sat on a Yellow Line track as a CTA train approached, perplexities keep surfacing about a Nov. 16 crash. The southbound train was ...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Dec. 29 issued a safety advisory to make the rail industry aware “of a recent issue encountered by a train crew that experienced an unintended brake ...

The collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Pennsylvania early this month highlights the shortcomings of the automated braking system that was created to prevent such crashes. None of the ...

On Feb. 3, nearly 50 train cars, including some carrying hazardous materials, derailed in a fiery crash in East Palestine, Ohio. Following the crash, officials conducted a controlled burn of some of ...

A commuter train crash in Chicago involving a Chicago Transit Authority train and snow-removal equipment left nearly 40 people injured. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating ...

LAHORE: A train “is seen as safe for operation” when more than 80 per cent of its braking system is functional, a ...

*** frantic train operator alerting dispatch, he can't stop *** two car train. The brakes have given way. The cars now rolling out of the rail yard toward the Braintree station. That is scary. That is ...