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A faulty weld likely caused the fatal train derailment near Pueblo in 2023
A broken rail had been welded back together nearly five months before the accident. That repair failed when the BNSF coal ...
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Weld failure led to broken rail that caused fatal Colorado derailment
A rail that broke because of the failure of a weld led to the Oct. 15, 2023, derailment of a BNSF coal train at a bridge over ...
Final report on fatal train derailment near Pueblo faults a bad weld
The National Transportation Safety Board posted the final summary report on Feb. 12, 2025, detailing the probable cause of ...
Houston Public Media4d
Train hoppers ride the rails across America — and you can tag along
Civil War-era hobos hopped trains to find work. Content creators hop trains with their GoPros. Hitching rides on the railroad ...
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It's dangerous, illegal and uncomfortable — but train hoppers ride the rails anyway
Civil War-era hobos hopped trains to find work. Content creators hop trains with their GoPros. Hitching rides on the railroad ...
A popular Connecticut walking trail follows a defunct rail line not even locals know about
Connecticut's Cheney Rail Trail follows the path of the now defunct railroad line of the South Manchester Railroad, which was owned by the Cheney Brothers.
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NTSB determines 2023 train derailment over I-25 near Pueblo likely caused by broken rail & failed weld
On October 15, 2023, a southbound BNSF Railway (BNSF) freight train derailed 31 hopper cars loaded with coal and struck a ...
Welding work likely caused deadly 2023 train derailment, federal report says
In October 2023, a BNSF coal train went off the tracks north of Pueblo. The derailment caused the railway’s bridge over I-25 ...
China’s retaliation to Trump tariffs will reshape coking coal flows, prices
China's retaliatory tariffs against U.S. energy imports is likely to be most keenly felt in the seaborne market for ...
History's Headlines: Take a ride on the Lehigh and New England
Lehigh and New England Railroad, will be chugging along again someday, thanks to the work of local preservationists.
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Growth in Aurizon’s Bulk Business to Offset Long-Term Headwinds to Coal
But there is plenty of competition in rail haulage and we believe excess train capacity is weighing on pricing. With a subdued long-term outlook for coal export growth, overcapacity could continue ...