Here’s some background information about major rail accidents since 1900. Notable International Rail Accidents January 1915 – Guadalajara, Mexico: More than 600 people die when a train derails into a ...

The bill would create a national weather safety board to investigate deadly disasters and recommend changes for the future.

A high-speed train derailment in southern Spain has claimed at least 39 lives and left more than 150 people injured, authorities have confirmed. Rail travel is a common, affordable, and convenient ...

King Charles has sent "heartfelt thoughts and prayers" to a memorial service for those who died in the Great Heck rail ...

A memorial service has been held to remember the 10 people who died in the Great Heck rail disaster 25 years ago. The service ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emergency personnel work next to one of the trains involved in the accident, near Adamuz, in Cordoba, Spain, January 19.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ASHTABULA — Monday marked the 149th anniversary of the Ashtabula train disaster. The disaster is remembered as an an important ...

A train driver has been killed and at least 37 people have been injured by a commuter train that derailed near Barcelona. The incident came just two days after Spain’s worst train disaster in over a ...

A deadly crude oil train disaster in Canada has brought renewed scrutiny to the growing use of rail to carry oil — including hundreds of thousands of barrels in Texas — and prompted worries that the ...

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A driver was able to safely exit their vehicle before it was hit by a train in northwest Harris County on Thursday.