The Citizens for Rail Safety (CRS) released a new report on the state of hazmat training for rail employees. A need for quality training was the main conclusion of the report that cited the ...

To comply with the law, each railroad or contractor employing one or more safety-related railroad employees must submit a training program to FRA for approval and designate the minimum training ...

BNSF is including immersive technology in its mechanical training programs to help keep workers safe and improve role readiness, the Class I reported March 29. With the help of Virtual Reality (VR) ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — A new rail safety training program seeks to save more lives by preventing people from trespassing on railroad tracks. BeRailSafe, the N.C. Department of Transportation Rail division’s ...

The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) reported reaching a milestone this month: More than 5,000 small-road employees and first responders have completed in-person hazardous materials (hazmat) ...

Two and a half years after a derailed train spewed toxic gases across eastern Ohio, none of the nation’s largest freight railroads have fulfilled promises to join a voluntary federal close call ...