The fiery North Dakota derailment that burned for days early last month was the latest train crash to involve the flawed tank cars that the National Transportation Safety Board has been trying to get ...

The rail industry’s federal regulatory structure is complex, with varying levels of rules, regulations and standards. While most of the industry is regulated by standards applied by the Association of ...

Kelso Technologies reported that the Association of American Railroads (AAR); U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA); and the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has ...

WASHINGTON – Rail tank cars used to transport crude oil and many other flammable liquids will have to be built to stronger standards to reduce the risk of a catastrophic train crash and fire, under ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The oil and railroad industries are urging federal regulators to allow them as long as seven years to upgrade existing tank cars that transport highly volatile crude oil, a top oil ...