In the past, city and state leaders have had a tough time enacting stronger regulations on the transportation of hazardous materials on railroads, which are federally regulated. Nearly seven years ago ...

Train derailments in these three states in the last two months have been talking points for people across the country to discuss railroad safety. BNSF locomotive engineer Shawn Blackburn said despite ...

A major focus of this year's work on the U.S. 395 North Spokane Corridor project has been construction of an innovative structure that will carry traffic over the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad ...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Railroads appear to keep most data on their bridge inspections secret, even after a federal law allowed local officials to request the information. Spokane City Council President ...

A man’s body was found in 1980 in Spokane, Washington, cops said. DNA testing helped identify him 43 years later. Getty Images/iStock photo Three men were walking through a railroad tunnel in 1980 ...

OMAHA, Neb. — Federal regulators are warning railroads that the long trains they favor can cause all kinds of problems and contribute to derailments, so they want the railroads to ensure their ...

Traffic cameras show the roadway has been cleared and traffic is moving again after railroad crossings were stuck in the down position near Appleway Boulevard and Dishman Mica Road. The railroad ...

If you’ve ever read a book that is super place-specific and then visited that area immediately after, you’ll know how I felt on a recent trip to Spokane, Washington. I’d recently read Jess Walter’s ...