The Lever

New Data: Longer Trains Raise Derailment Risk, But Regs Are Stalled

Freddy Brewster -
An extremely long freight train curving into the distance in the open country of Montana with mountains in the distance.

Months after railroad lobbyists pressured the Biden administration to brush off rail workers’ demand for safety limits on train length, new data show longer freight trains are significantly increasing the risk of derailments across the country.