railroads
CYBER: Railroad Strikes and Killer Robots
The White House stopped a railroad strike this week and the San Francisco Police Department now has the power to kill people with robots.
The Ukrainian Power Grid Was Hacked Again
Experts say the country appears to be a “testbed” for cyber attacks that could be used around the world.
Another 'Bomb Train' Just Exploded in North Dakota
The accident, which forced the evacuation of residents of Heimdal, North Dakota, occurred less than a week after the US government announced new regulations for shipping crude oil by rail.
A Pair of 'Bomb Train' Derailments Highlight Continued Risk of Shipping Oil by Rail
An oil train derailment and explosion has occured nearby Charleston, West Virginia and comes a day after an accident in a remote area of northern Ontario.
New Safety Rules for 'Bomb Trains' Under White House Review
The review is essentially the last step in the regulatory process, and environmental groups are worried that the rules remain insufficient for preventing potentially catastrophic accidents.
US Department of Transportation Delays New Rules on 'Bomb Trains'
Environmental groups and rail industry watchdogs worry that US regulators are moving too slowly and too passively in taking aging and accident-prone tanker cars off the nation's railways.
The Train Company Responsible for the Lac Mégantic Catastrophe Still Hasn't Paid Up
As if the damage done to Lac Mégantic by a derailed train owned by the Montreal Maine & Altantic Railways, the company has refused to pay over $4 million to the town, and is planning to file for bankruptcy.