Freight trains exceeding 3 miles in length are causing major traffic delays and safety hazards in Texas. There are no federal limits on train length, and state laws are unenforceable due to interstate ...

In 2021, the U.S. Congress directed the Secretary of Transportation to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – Transportation Research Board (TRB) ...

OMAHA, Neb. — As freight trains have grown longer, the U.S. has seen an increase in the number of a type of derailment caused by the forces of railcars pushing and pulling against each other, the ...

In 2021, the U.S. Congress directed the Secretary of Transportation to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – Transportation Research Board (TRB) ...

The Los Angeles skyline is seen above the Union Pacific LATC Intermodal Terminal on April 25, 2023, in Los Angeles. A new report by the National Academies of Sciences said Tuesday that railroads ...

As the Brookhaven landfill approaches its closure, New York City and Long Island face a looming crisis: an impending surge in truck traffic, which threatens to exacerbate already severe congestion and ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is conducting a study of freight trains longer than 7,500 feet using an ad hoc study committee of experts. The period of performance is ...