With today’s technology it would be hard to find a new electronic item without GPS. Most new cars have GPS with OnStar, nearly all cell phones have it and now you can even put a GPS tracker on your pet’s collar. So why do only 1% of railroad trains have GPS? That is the question…
An elevated train accident in Center City Philadelphia on August 11, 2014, highlights the dangers faced by rail maintenance personnel working on tracks being actively used. News reports indicate that a light-rail trolley struck a construction worker doing repair work on the ceiling of a tunnel below 22nd Street. The trolley generally runs…
A man cleaning the inside of a railroad tank car passed out and died of suffocation after being overwhelmed by ethanol fumes. The deadly worksite accident occurred in North Las Vegas, Nevada (NV), on the night of August 2, 2014. Reports did not conclusively identify the deceased victim as a rail company employee or name…
Government officials in Pennsylvania have declined to provide information that railroad companies provide about shipments of crude oil through that state. After several serious oil train accidents, including one in Lynchburg, Virginia (VA), which caused several oil cars to fall into the James River, the US DOT issued an order in May that requires railroads…
Two roads were closed July 15 in Wytheville Virginia (VA) after a serious train derailment. A total of 14 cars derailed Monday night at 6:15 pm in Wytheville at the intersection of Grayson Turnpike and Old Stage Road. The train is owned by Norfolk Southern, and at press time, three of the cars had been…