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DIETERICH, Ill. (WAND) — A train hit a tractor, prompting a spill cleanup response in Effingham County on Saturday afternoon. It happened in Dieterich, which is about 10 miles east of Effingham.

How the US Freight Rail Industry Got Dirtier Than Coal Power Plants By Tim McLaughlin Dec. 14 (Reuters) - BNSF Railway, one of the crown jewels of Warren Buffett’s sprawling Berkshire Hathaway ...

BNSF accounts for a third of rail industry's NOx emissions Aging locomotives contribute to high pollution levels Rail industry resists adopting clean technologies due to cost concerns Dec. 14 (Reuters ...

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HINSDALE, Ill. (WLS) -- Inbound and outbound Metra BNSF trains are back on the move Monday, after an inbound Metra train hit a vehicle in Hinsdale, the commuter rail said. Hinsdale police shared video ...

Railroads Will Be Allowed to Reduce Inspections and Rely More on Technology to Spot Track Problems The nation's freight railroads are going to be able to try relying more on technology and inspect ...

A BNSF locomotive pulls an automated track inspection railcar down the tracks in Valencia County, New Mexico, July 31, 2018. (BNSF Railway via AP) (AP) — The nation’s freight railroads are going to be ...

PAGE, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The North Dakota Highway Patrol has released the name of the combine driver who died on Thursday, October 9, involving a BNSF train. Authorities report the combine ...

A West Sacramento-based railroad operator said it has built a first-of-its-kind locomotive powered by hydrogen fuel cells, and plans to build more for its own fleet and other railroad companies. “It’s ...

Eleven insurance companies have filed a lawsuit against BNSF Railway, alleging the railroad’s operations caused the Tunnel 5 Fire in July 2023, a blaze that destroyed homes, displaced hundreds of ...

A new railroad facility, welcoming freight trains carrying goods from California into Utah, had its grand opening Wednesday — an event that had state officials evoking the history of the ...