Railroad crossing signals are a crucial safety feature designed to alert drivers and pedestrians when a train is approaching.

The agency's 35th Safety Alert concerns light-emitting diode railroad signals' ability to mask nearby incandescent signals, preventing the incandescent signals from being visible to train crews ...

The crossing bars had to be removed, he added. The signal box and other damages will cost the railroad an estimated $60,000 to $80,000 to purchase a new system, he said.

The crash killed 275 people and injured hundreds more. AP The passenger trains, carrying 2,296 people, were not overspeeding, she said. Trains that carry goods are often parked on an adjacent loop ...

Track-signal recordings on Metra’s Rock Island District Line where a train derailed this month have shown that the proper signals were displayed at the proper time and that no obstructions were ...

Investigators also planned to check the track signals' recording devices, peer into the wreckage with laser-scanning devices and seek aerial footage, he said. Metro-North train accidents 13 photos ...

But with the new solar technology, train engineers should be able to keep the rails running safely when the main energy grid goes down. The solar panels are designed to provide power if the main grid ...

Some train track circuits are at the mercy of distant storms on the Sun’s surface, researchers found, which could cause train signals to jump from red to green and vice versa as a result of ...

The light signals will then disappear and be displayed on the train monitors. Only 337 km are double track. A first line has been in operation since November 2024.