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A rail union official reportedly told investigators that a fiery oil car train derailment in Whatcom County late last year was caused by sabotage.Seven…

An engineer was driving an Amtrak passenger train too fast in Washington state on Sunday and caused it to derail as it headed north, officials said…

The recent settlement of a lawsuit alleging that coal trains are polluting waterways in Washington and Oregon secured $1 million for mitigation projects.…

A trial begins in federal court in Seattle Monday on whether the BNSF Railway Company can be held liable for claims that coal dust from its rail cars is…

State officials say BNSF Railway will pay $75,000 to settle a 2015 penalty for water quality violations.The Department of Ecology said Monday the railway…

BNSF Railway and oil refineries in Washington are teaming up to better respond to accidents. The railroad and BP Cherry Point, Phillips 66, Shell Oil…

A union representing railroad conductors and switchmen has rejected a plan from BNSF Railway to operate some freight trains with a single employee. Many…

Local and federal responders plan to rehearse how they’d handle the fiery crash of an oil train in Seattle – a hypothetical disaster that will play out…

Three tanker cars derailed at a Seattle rail yard early Thursday while carrying oil from North Dakota to a refinery in Anacortes.No one was hurt and none…

The nation's largest freight rail carriers have announced they will provide health benefits to the same-sex spouses of their employees, one day after…