There have been no reports of injuries, and Metra said it's not expected to impact service on the BNSF commuter line, which ...

Major freight railroads will have to maintain ... in 2013 demonstrated the benefit of having a conductor aboard the train. The conductor helped separate undamaged tank cars filled with crude ...

A derailment of a mile-long freight train that injured two crew members overnight is under investigation. It happened in the ...

Problem is, there is no silver bullet here. A few career lives ago, I was a railroad freight conductor. Toughed it out for two years and quit for the same reasons the unions are complaining about ...

Two weeks ago, a BNSF freight train conductor, who asked not to be named so he could speak freely about his experience, fell asleep on duty while the train was moving.

Since being promoted in 2023 from conductor/engineer to trainmaster, Justin Dempsey has improved processes to keep rail ...