The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Dec. 29 issued a safety advisory to make the rail industry aware “of a recent issue encountered by a train crew that experienced an unintended brake ...

The air brake protects against a runaway train like the one that barreled through the small town of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, on Saturday and derailed, its cargo of crude oil from North Dakota bursting ...

A train running beyond 1 kilometer from the head to the tail runs over the rails laid out on a vast ground, the "air brake" used in such American freight trains is being modernized at once is. Newly ...

Air brake technology is improving. Do FRA brake test rules need updating? Freight train operations continue to evolve—specifically, longer heavier consists running in all kinds of weather conditions ...

FILE- In this Nov. 8, 2013 file photo, a tanker train carrying crude oil burns after derailing in western Alabama outside Aliceville, Ala. The Trump administration vastly understated the potential ...