Following a train collision that occurred on April 16 involving a misaligned switch, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has released a Safety Bulletin to remind railroads about ways to “ensure ...

Federal officials say a damaged track switch knocked a train carrying hazardous materials off the rails in Whatcom County last week. Three tank cars carrying diesel fuel and two carrying molten sulfur ...

Researchers from the University of Birmingham, U.K., are working on Repoint, a new cutting-edge railway switch (points) technology to improve upon the traditional design, which has been in use for ...

The Long Island Rail Road derailment that injured 13 people in Queens last week occurred because a track switch was out of place, and the train received a signal that it wasn't, according to the ...

NEW YORK -- A misaligned track switch caused the Long Island Rail Road train derailment in Queens. Eight cars on a train bound for Hempstead derailed just east of Jamaica Station on Aug. 3. MTA and ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio— FBI agents on Friday arrested a Cleveland man on federal charges that accuse him of trying to cause a train derailment by wedging metal and spikes on tracks and track switches used ...

The company will also deliver around 77 rail expansion devices for the track on viaducts and bridges. Credit: Michaela from Pixabay. Railroad equipment supplier voestalpine Turnout Technology UK has ...

KEOLIS MARIA CONFIRMING THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH AN AMTRAK SWITCH NEAR FOREST HILLS THAT CAUSED THIS ABSOLUTE MELTDOWN, AS YOU SAID. THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED AT THIS HOUR. BUT TAKE TAKE A LOOK. THIS ...

A misaligned switch at the Long Island Rail Road’s second-busiest junction was to blame for last week’s derailment that injured 13 passengers aboard a Hempstead-bound train, MTA officials said Friday.

Researchers are working on a new cutting-edge railway switch (points) technology to improve upon the traditional design, which has been in use for over 200 years. Researchers from the University of ...