Bailey Yard News Today

A report from Lincoln County officials on the chemical explosion at North Platte's Bailey Yard was presented Monday.

Bailey Yard railroad workers sound locomotive horns for departed railroad brother.

A bill to limit the length of trains carrying hazardous materials, with other safety measures, has been introduced in the Nebraska Legislature.

Opponents derailed a bill Friday that would have required freight trains crossing Nebraska to have at least two crew members on board.

State senators Friday voted 24-19 to end debate on Legislative Bill 31, far short of the 33 needed to force a first-round vote on Sen. Mike Jacobson’s 2024 priority bill.

Opponents derailed a bill Friday that would have required freight trains crossing Nebraska to have at least two crew members on board.

Freight trains would have to have at least two crew members while traveling through Nebraska under a bill by S...

In the face of deepening concerns about railroad safety, the Nebraska Legislature considers requiring, at minimum, a two-person crew on freight trains

The County Board voted 5-0 to authorize Chairman Jerry Woodruff to sign a $128,043 deal with Cleary Building Corp. of North Platte for a steel building with a concrete floor.

Federal inspectors seem unable to explain why a shipping container filled with toxic acid exploded at the worlds largest railyard in Nebraska this fall.