The Latest Breaking News on US faces almost daily hazardous chemical accidents, research suggests

The removal of contaminated soil from the site of February's fiery Norfolk Southern derailment in eastern Ohio is expected to be completed sometime this weekend although the larger cleanup will continue

For the last decade, an average of 1,300 trains derailed each year, accounting for 61% of all train accidents.

Norfolk Southern’s CEO has spoken often of safety and better service since he took the job over a year ago, but it’s safety that has dominated discussions after one of his trains derailed and caught fire in February in Ohio

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS:

Equipment that failed before a freight train hauling toxic chemicals derailed in eastern Ohio is the latest focus of a federal hearing in the small town closest to the accident

Some of the key decisions made in the aftermath of the fiery Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment in eastern Ohio will be examined at a hearing Thursday

In 2019, the Trump administration blocked a costly and ineffective mandate for two-man railroad crews long sought by unions. Now, the former president wholeheartedly supports it.

Officials say they plan to conduct safety investigations of all the major freight railroads over the next year

A Senate panel has approved a rail-safety measure in response to the train derailment earlier this year in East Palestine, Ohio