Government inspections of railroads that haul volatile crude oil across the United States have uncovered almost 24,000 safety defects, including problems similar to those blamed in derailments that ...

All of Amtrak's new Acela trains produced so far have manufacturing defects. This could cause increased costs and delays, an Inspector General's report says. The $2.1 billion project is already more ...

WASHINGTON - A fiery oil train derailment that forced the evacuation of hundreds of people in West Virginia last February was caused by a rail defect that railroad inspectors from CSX Corp missed ...

A CSX inspection of railroad track in Lynchburg found a defect in the rail the day before 17 tanker cars carrying highly volatile crude oil derailed in the city’s downtown on April 30, a state ...

The safety defects were discovered during targeted federal inspections on almost 58,000 miles of oil train routes in 44 states. The inspection program began two years ago following a string of oil ...