OAKLAND (BCN) — Newly designed BART train wheels, which will be installed on both new and existing trains, are expected to cut the noise heard by riders by as much as 50 percent, BART officials said ...

SPRINGFIELD — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) continued to investigate the wheelsets from a Norfolk Southern train that derailed in Clark County Saturday, March 4. The derailment ...

EAST PALESTINE, OH -- Investigators probing the toxic train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, are reviewing multiple videos of the train prior to it derailing. One video shows "what appears to be a ...

Crew members aboard a Norfolk Southern train were alerted to an overheated wheel bearing before the train derailed, according to a preliminary report, though investigators have not formally determined ...

The vast majority of trains on the planet depend on the friction (also known as adhesion traction) between steel drive wheels and steel rails to turn power into motion, but the somewhat slippery metal ...

An overheated component on a railcar carrying plastic pellets was the likely cause of a Norfolk Southern Corp. train derailment earlier this month, federal transportation officials said Thursday, an ...

WASHINGTON — The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) says the process to repair and replace wheels on 7000-series railcars may take years and cost around $55 million. According to a ...

Though they're not a primary mode for travelers, trains are essential. In the 200 or so years they've existed, they've been used to handle a variety of tasks and have become vital all over the globe.