A train engineer who was allegedly chatting on video when his locomotive struck heavy equipment on the tracks in south Alabama, killing a Mississippi man, was charged with reckless manslaughter in the ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — According to a report from Operation Lifesaver, Alabama ranked 8th in the United States for train collisions in 2022. In Mobile, there have been at least three train-car ...

A Norfolk Southern train that derailed in Alabama earlier this month lacked required alignment control couplers for two of its locomotives and a company inspection did not identify their absence, ...

The train happened around 6:45 a.m. local time in the Quad Cities area of White Planes, NBC News reported. It is estimated that 30 cars derailed, but no one was hurt and there were no hazardous ...

A Norfolk Southern train derailed Thursday in Calhoun County, Alabama, hours before company CEO Alan Shaw faced lawmakers to answer questions about a Feb. 3 derailment that led to a toxic chemical ...

They asked him to create a tacky Christmas sweater. He came up with a wearable train set that chugs around a snow-covered platform and plays “Jingle Bells.” Meet Luke Kiszla, a Alabama man who’s ready ...

Are you a fan of trains in Alabama? We've got a real treat for you: a visit to Derailed Diner is an absolute must! When you think of a train restaurant, your mind probably goes to eating on a moving ...

Alabama is looking at a new set of rules that could stop the next “poop train” dead in its tracks. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management proposed regulations on how and where sewage ...

Cleanup is underway after a train derailment in Calhoun County. Sheriff Matthew Wade said multiple Norfolk Southern train cars went off the tracks about 6:50 a.m. Thursday in a rural area between Iron ...

Cara Tabachnick is a news editor at CBSNews.com. Cara began her career on the crime beat at Newsday. She has written for Marie Claire, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. She reports on ...