MxV RAIL R&D, RAILWAY AGE MARCH 2024 ISSUE: Turnouts in poor condition can increase the risk of a worn wheel with steep flange angle and acute flange tip metal flow getting wedged between the switch ...

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) on Wednesday said that a malfunctioned switch mechanism was responsible for the Abuja-Kaduna train derailment that occurred at Asham Station on Aug. 26.

A fatal July 14 train crash in Bettendorf was caused by an "open switch" that diverted a Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad train onto a side track where it collided with stationary cars, ...

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — About 16 Union Pacific freight cars have gone off railroad tracks at a train station in Illinois. Normal Mayor Chris Koos said the derailment occurred Saturday morning at a train ...

Researchers are working on a new cutting-edge railway switch (points) technology to improve upon the traditional design, which has been in use for over 200 years. Researchers from the University of ...

Researchers from the University of Birmingham, U.K., are working on Repoint, a new cutting-edge railway switch (points) technology to improve upon the traditional design, which has been in use for ...