On May 15, 2001, a gray, overcast afternoon, Sergeant Tom Gwinn of the Ohio State Highway Patrol stands in the grass beside a railroad crossing in rural northwestern Ohio, his 12-gauge shotgun at the ...

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All of San Mateo's railroad crossings were closed for several hours Saturday after emergency crossing arm repairs in Burlingame, police said. "The arms to all San Mateo railroad crossings are in the ...

Operation North Pole went off without a hitch over the weekend, as hundreds of volunteers and first responders teamed up to give children battling serious illnesses a Christmas they'll never forget.

There was a snowball fight on a Metra train Saturday. But not only was it OK, it was encouraged, because the train was full of children, firefighters, police and others en route to see Santa Claus. In ...

The Trump administration on Friday said it will impose restrictions on Mexican train crews operating in the United States amid safety concerns. The Federal Railroad Administration issued letters ...

Safety in yard operations is often described as a matter of awareness and personal responsibility. I agree with that, but I’ve also learned that awareness alone isn’t enough to keep people safe on ...

Triathletes learn a simple truth early. Fancy gear cannot overcome a junk food diet. The same holds for security operations. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of daily security ...

Dallas Area Rapid Transit says operations have returned to normal after all rail lines experienced delays Monday morning due to a mechanical issue with a train. At about 7:20 a.m., DART said all rail ...