This meeting is a complete closed session, open to the Safe Transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas by Railroad Tank Car study committee members and TRB staff only. This meeting is a complete closed ...

A fiery North Dakota derailment that happened two years ago demonstrated yet again why the National Transportation Safety ...

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday added railroad tank car upgrades to its list of “Most Wanted” safety improvements, reflecting a heightened awareness about problems in transporting ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Union Tank Car Company (UTLX), a leading manufacturer and lessor of rail tank cars, is proud to announce the donation of a rail tank car to support hands-on training for the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) on Wednesday urged rail tank car owners and hazmat shippers of flammable liquids to stop using tank cars like some in a Feb. 3 Norfolk ...

More than 70% of rail tank cars carrying Class 3 flammable liquids meet DOT-117 specifications, according to a newly released BTS report. (USDOT photo) There is a rolling phase-out schedule of tank ...

A Sunday, June 29, investigative report by this newspaper revealed that crude oil trains are derailing and leaking hazardous material in dramatically increasing numbers. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on June 11 reported reiterating recommendations “to accelerate the phase out ...

A NASEM committee will review plans and activities to inform government and industry decisions about the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail and consider ways to ensure the continued ...