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Federal Data Shows Number of Rail Wrecks With Hazardous Materials Declining

While rail wrecks like the one in East Palestine, Ohio, garner the headlines and turn the national dialogue to regulations, federal data shows that such mishaps have declined over the past three decades.
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Norfolk Southern, USDOT, Congress All Targeted in Buttigieg’s Requests

Ten points of enhancement or change are being recommended by the national transportation secretary nearly three weeks after a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
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Street Cars in Paradise: A Brief History Street Cars on the Island of Curaçao

Curaçao is not a railroad hotspot today, but the island does have a railroad history.
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When You Take a Bad Picture No One Wants, Start Your Own Website

Railfanning.org formally launched 20 years ago today. The story of how it started is quite funny.
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Railfanning.org Editor to Lead Bus Tour of Historic Western & Atlantic Railroad

Todd DeFeo, founder of The DeFeo Groupe and the publisher and editor of Railfanning.org, will lead a bus tour of the historic Western & Atlantic Railroad on Saturday, April 1, 2023.

Transportation Analyst: Private Rail Line Between Miami and Orlando is ‘Promising’

Commuter Rail

September 27, 2023

A privately funded passenger rail line that launched last week between Miami and Orlando holds great promise, Robert Poole of the Reason Foundation told The Center Square.

Ohio Senators Want East Palestine Derailment Declared Public Health Emergency

Norfolk Southern

September 27, 2023

U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown and J.D. Vance, both from Ohio, want the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to decide if the hazardous train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio nearly eight months ago qualifies as a public

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