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  • CSX trainFinance

    His friend died on the job. He says his employer could have prevented it with a $350 fix.

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
  • workers hold picket signsFinance

    Workers at top Canadian railroad company threaten to go on strike

    By Rob Gillies, Josh Funk, and others
  • A Canadian Pacific Railway Co. locomotive pulls a train at the Port of VancouverFinance

    Canada steps in to resolve freight train dispute as economic crisis loomed

    By Rob Gillies, Josh Funk, and others
  • A commuter in Canada isn't sure where to go now that the rails are closedFinance

    Government officials and businesses are scrambling after Canada’s rail lockout halts all shipments crossing the U.S. border

    By Rob Gillies, Josh Funk, and others
  • Rail cars outside the Canadian Pacific Railway Toronto Yard in TorontoFinance

    Canada braces for $730 million-a-day freight freeze as union talks stall: ‘The clock is ticking’

    By Rob Gillies, Josh Funk, and others
  • Alan ShawFinance

    Residents torn over $600 million Norfolk Southern derailment settlement as crucial deadline looms

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
  • Man Workers wearing safety uniforms are tired and are wiping sweat off of him in a factory. Men 48 years oldLeadership

    Railroad giant threatens to revoke workers’ hard-won schedule improvements

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains Feb. 6, 2023. People who live near East Palestine, Ohio, can now get $25,000 apiece for any injuries they sustained after last year’s Norfolk Southern freight train derailment on top of whatever money they get for property damage as part of the $600 million class-action settlement. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)Finance

    Ohio residents hurt in Norfolk Southern freight train derailment can now get $25,000 each from $600 million settlement

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
  • Train conductor waving on platformPolitics

    Government says three-quarters of Amtrak trains are late because of one rail company’s repeated lawbreaking

    By Josh Funk, The Associated Press, and others
  • FILE – This image taken with a drone shows the continuing cleanup of portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train on Feb. 9, 2023, that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. Amit Bose, the head of the Federal Railroad Administration, plans to testify at a House hearing Tuesday, July 23, 2024, that railroad safety has stagnated over the last decade and more needs to be done. But it’s not clear if Republicans will support any rail safety reforms even after the disastrous East Palestine derailment that prompted the hearing. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)Politics

    Hearing into disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment in Ohio puts focus on rushed inspections due to years of job cuts

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
  • An air-monitoring system near railroad tracks in East Palestine, OhioEnvironment

    Inaccurate heat detectors, weak tanker walls, and a decision to needlessly blow open 5 chemical cars: NTSB hearing showcases what went wrong at Ohio derailment

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
  • Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, speaks during a board meeting concerning the February 3, 2023, train derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials, Tuesday, June 25, 2024, in East Palestine, Ohio. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)Environment

    NTSB chair says Norfolk Southern tried to interfere with derailment probe after botching decision to blow open 5 tank cars and burn the chemicals inside

    By Josh Funk, Tom Krisher, and others
  • FILE – A view of the scene Feb. 24, 2023, as cleanup continues at the site of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment that happened on Feb. 3, in East Palestine, Ohio. The goal of a new federal rule finalized Monday, June 24, 2024 is ensuring first responders can find out what hazardous chemicals are on a train almost immediately after a derailment, so they can respond appropriately. (AP Photo/Matt Freed, File)Politics

    After fiery 2023 Norfolk Southern derailment left firefighters in dark about chemicals on the train, railroads must now immediately offer hazardous cargo details

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
  • Dan McLean, shown Wednesday, March 6, 2024, points to where Summit Carbon Solutions’ proposed carbon dioxide pipeline would cross his land near Menoken, N.D. The project has drawn opposition from numerous Midwestern landowners, including McLean. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)Environment

    Airlines and agriculture groups dream of ethanol-fueled jets, but moving the corn-based fuel? Farmers say NIMBY to ‘big, poisonous pipe’

    By Jack Dura, Josh Funk, and others
  • Railroad tracks in East Palestine, OhioEnvironment

    EPA urged to test soil near the site of toxic Ohio train derailment after high levels of chemicals found in local garlic

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press