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Research firm Scioto Analysis found central Ohio could gain up to $48 million in the first year of a new passenger rail corridor being constructed, mostly from the jobs to build up the infrastructure.

The Federal Railroad Administration will work with partner organizations to develop plans for the design, service and budget for expanded passenger rail service in Ohio.

Those advocating for safe train tracks say there must be more detectors and federal regulation on what to do when there’s a problem.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown believes passing the bipartisan Railway Safety Act of 2023 will be difficult in the U.S. House, but the Ohio Democrat is confident new

A Nevada bill restricting train lengths has been introduced, while Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill that mandates freight train crew sizes of at least two people.

The requirement is included in the Railway Safety Act Brown introduced in the Senate earlier this month but not in a similar bill introduced in the House last week. Learn more.

The requirement is included in the Railway Safety Act Brown introduced in the Senate earlier this month but not in a similar bill introduced in the House last week. Learn more.

Norfolk Southern has done a pretty good job of getting what it wants in Ohio.

A new report on the catastrophic train derailment in East Palestine points to several possible systemic safety issues that advocates and safety experts say go well beyond this specific crash. The preliminary report released on Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found that the runaway overheating of a ball bearing in one of the train’s…