North American tank car manufacturer and lessor Union Tank Car Company (UTLX) has launched UTLX Repair Link, a BRC and railcar management portal, to streamline transactions with contract shops during ...

The rail industry’s federal regulatory structure is complex, with varying levels of rules, regulations and standards. While most of the industry is regulated by standards applied by the Association of ...

WASHINGTON, March 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) on Wednesday urged rail tank car owners and hazmat shippers of flammable liquids to stop using tank cars, opens new tab like ...

WASHINGTON — Three years ago, following a series of catastrophic spills, Congress ordered rail tank cars built heavier and stronger while allowing older cars to be retrofitted to improve their safety.

The decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the toxic chemical inside them after a freight train derailed in Eastern Ohio last year wasn't justified, the head of the National Transportation ...

Crews were called to the scene of a railcar fire inside a Union Tank Car Company building at 401 Chestnut Ave. The fire forced a section of Chestnut Avenue near UPMC Altoona to close Tuesday afternoon ...

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