PORTLAND, Ore. -- A fiery oil train derailment in Oregon's scenic Columbia River Gorge drew immediate reaction from environmentalists who said oil should not be transported by rail, particularly along ...

SPOKANE, Wash --- Oil train derailments are rare in Spokane area despite Friday's train derailment in Oregon. A train derailed near Mosier, Oregon while traveling through the Columbia Gorge. The train ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday moved to block a Washington state law that imposed safety restrictions on oil shipments by rail following a string of explosive accidents. The ...

PORTLAND, Ore.-Union Pacific Railroad said it will replace a type of bolt on its track that led to a fiery oil train derailment on the Oregon-Washington border, but the pledge failed to ease concerns ...

Regulators and railroads have implemented new practices since a runaway oil train destroyed the center of a small Canadian town a year ago. One... Safety Changes Are Small Comfort When Oil Trains Pass ...

As of Wednesday evening, the crash was still under investigation by multiple government agencies, and no official cause of the derailment had been determined.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration said Thursday it was withdrawing a proposal for freight trains to have at least two crew members, nullifying a safety measure drafted under President ...

Top officials from the railroad and oil industries agreed Wednesday to consider voluntary new safety steps for oil trains carrying crude from the Bakken region of North Dakota in the wake of recent ...