Despite safety efforts nationwide, more than 2,000 incidents were reported at highway rail crossings nationwide in 2025, resulting in 268 deaths and 686 injuries, according to data from the U.S.

Reps. Maxwell Frost and Brian Mast this week rolled out a federal proposal aimed at steering transportation cash toward projects that keep pedestrians and cyclists off the tracks. Their timing is no ...

As pedestrians in Florida regularly die on railroad tracks, two congressmen from the state are pushing a bill dubbed the ...

(KLFY) — It’s dangerous and illegal to travel around lowered crossing arms at a railroad track. Despite the double warning, many people continue to do so. Ron Czajkowski is the Transportation Safety ...

Every three hours, a person is hit by a train in the U.S., officials said Monday in announcing Illinois Rail Safety Week. That number strikes a chord in the Chicago region, the nation’s busiest train ...

Listen to the podcast series Killer Train here, or find it on your favorite podcast platform. Other stories in the WLRN / Miami Herald reporting series can be found here. Marie Mevil didn’t think ...

Brightline and FDOT are working on a $45 million project to reduce crashes on train tracks. Brightline is seeking a federal grant of $25 million and it would contribute $10 million and FDOT $10 ...

One year after Houston ISD student Sergio Rodriguez was killed on his way to school, a Houston congresswoman is reviving legislation aimed at holding railroads accountable for frequently blocked ...