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NEW YORK (WABC) -- Following this week's deadly Amtrak train accident, 7 On Your Side Investigates examined how well transit companies are complying with a federal mandate to fully implement positive ...

NORTHBROOK, Ill. (WLS) -- Trains on Metra's Milwaukee-District North Line are delayed after an unoccupied vehicle was struck by a freight train near Lake Cook Road in Northbrook, Metra officials said.

When a freight train more than two miles long comes to a stop, it can paralyze entire neighborhoods. Five years ago, the average Union Pacific freight train was 8,000 feet long. Today, it's more than ...

Over 30 railroad freight cars derailed early Friday morning, causing disruptions to traffic on Highway 50 near Knob Noster.

AUSTIN, Texas — A man was hit by a freight train in Central East Austin early Tuesday morning, according to police. The incident happened at around 5 a.m. involving a Watco train, according to ...

There’s a large emergency response underway after a freight train and a car collided in a Merrimack Valley town on Thursday. The crash happened just before noon in the area of Essex, School, and ...

Three teenagers have narrowly avoided what could have been a serious incident on Tuesday morning (October 21) after the level ...